Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
These are the official results of the Men's triple jump event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 3 & 4 of September.Qualifying
All jumpers reaching, shown in blue and the top 12 including ties advanced to the final round. All lengths are in metres
Qualifying round
| Overall | Athlete | Nationality | Group | Mark | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Viktor Saneyev | | B | 16.85 | 16.85 | - | - |
| 2 | Jörg Drehmel | | A | 16.57 | 16.57 | - | - |
| 3 | Mansour Dia | | A | 16.55 | 16.55 | - | - |
| 4 | Carol Corbu | | A | 16.51 | 15.59 | 15.92 | 16.51 |
| 5 | Toshiaki Inoue | | A | 16.49 | 16.01 | 16.19 | 16.49 |
| 6 | Michał Joachimowski | | B | 16.43 | 16.43 | - | - |
| 7 | Nélson Prudêncio | | B | 16.42 | X | X | 16.42 |
| 8 | Kristen Fløgstad | | A | 16.41 | X | 16.41 | - |
| 9 | Samuel Igun | | A | 16.33 | 15.19 | X | 16.33 |
| 10 | John Craft | | B | 16.32 | 15.78 | 16.09 | 16.32 |
| 11 | Mikhail Bariban | | A | 16.26 | 16.09 | 16.12 | 16.26 |
| 12 | Bernard Lamitié | | A | 16.24 | 16.24 | - | - |
| 13 | Gábor Katona | | B | 16.19 | 16.19 | 15.43 | 14.89 |
| 14 | Kosei Gushiken | | B | 16.19 | 16.19 | X | X |
| 15 | Gennady Bessonov | | A | 16.18 | 16.10 | 15.95 | 16.18 |
| 16 | Giuseppe Gentile | | B | 16.04 | 15.79 | X | 16.04 |
| 17 | Esa Rinne | | A | 15.98 | 15.49 | 15.98 | 15.76 |
| 18 | Václav Fišer | | B | 15.96 | 15.96 | 15.75 | 15.75 |
| 19 | Heinz-Günter Schenk | | B | 15.91 | 15.54 | 15.91 | 15.41 |
| 20 | Mick McGrath | | A | 15.90 | 15.40 | 15.90 | 15.32 |
| 21 | Johnson Amoah | | A | 15.84 | 15.79 | 15.69 | 15.84 |
| 22 | Abraham Munabi | | B | 15.82 | 14.74 | 15.82 | X |
| 23 | Moise Pomaney | | B | 15.72 | 15.72 | 15.18 | 15.31 |
| 24 | Pedro Pérez | | B | 15.72 | 15.72 | 14.85 | X |
| 25 | Milan Spasojević | | A | 15.69 | 15.63 | 15.69 | 13.33 |
| 26 | Yukito Muraki | | A | 15.59 | 15.53 | 15.59 | X |
| 27 | Tim Barrett | | B | 15.51 | 15.51 | 15.43 | X |
| 28 | Wilfredo Maisonave | | B | 15.38 | 14.07 | 14.77 | 15.38 |
| 29 | Art Walker | | B | 15.29 | X | 15.29 | X |
| 30 | Patrick Onyango | | B | 14.74 | X | X | 14.74 |
| 31 | Chen Ming-Chi | | B | 14.73 | X | 14.73 | 14.11 |
| 32 | Dave Smith | | A | 14.55 | X | 14.55 | X |
| 33 | Ghazi Saleh Marzouk | | A | 13.82 | 13.82 | 13.41 | 13.51 |
| 34 | Martin Matupi | | A | 13.57 | 13.57 | X | 13.34 |
| - | Henry Jackson | | A | NM | X | X | X |
| - | Mohinder Singh Gill | | A | NM | X | X | X |
| - | Martin Adouna | | B | DNS | - | - | - |
| - | Chodoton | | B | DNS | - | - | - |
Final
At the end of three jumps the top eight received another three jumps. The remaining jumpers are eliminated from medal contention.
| Overall | Athlete | Nationality | Mark | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Viktor Saneyev | | 17.35 | 17.35 | 16.71 | 17.19 | X | 16.98 | X |
| Jörg Drehmel | | 17.31 | X | 17.02 | X | X | 17.31 | 15.34 |
| Nélson Prudêncio | | 17.05 | 16.87 | 16.61 | 16.35 | 16.88 | X | 17.05 |
| 4 | Carol Corbu | | 16.85 | 16.62 | 16.85 | 16.40 | X | 13.72 | X |
| 5 | John Craft | | 16.83 | 16.77 | 16.75 | 16.83 | 16.26 | X | X |
| 6 | Mansour Dia | | 16.83 | 16.77 | 16.83 | X | X | 16.15 | X |
| 7 | Michał Joachimowski | | 16.69 | 16.69 | X | 14.62 | 14.98 | X | X |
| 8 | Kristen Fløgstad | | 16.44 | X | 16.44 | X | X | 15.97 | X |
| 9 | Mikhail Bariban | | 16.30 | X | 16.30 | 15.96 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Bernard Lamitié | | 16.27 | 16.22 | 15.88 | 16.27 | - | - | - |
| 11 | Samuel Igun | | 16.03 | X | 15.79 | 16.03 | - | - | - |
| 12 | Toshiaki Inoue | | 15.88 | 15.88 | X | X | - | - | - |
