title: 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump
text: # 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump
  
  The men's triple jump event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 19 and 20 October.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Marian Oprea Romania |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Yoandri Betanzos Cuba |
  | Bronze | Mohd Abdulaziz Qatar |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  20 October
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
  | | Marian Oprea | Romania | 16.21 (w: +1.3 m/s) | x | 16.32 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 16.25 (w: +0.5 m/s) | x | 16.41 (w: +1.9 m/s) | 16.41 (w: +1.9 m/s) | |
  | | Yoandri Betanzos | Cuba | 15.82 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.96 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 16.13 (w: +0.2 m/s) | x | 16.19 (w: +1.5 m/s) | 16.34 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 16.34 (w: +0.5 m/s) | |
  | | Mohd Abdulaziz | Qatar | 15.76 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 15.30 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 16.12 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.58 (w: +1.6 m/s) | 16.29 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 14.20 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 16.29 (w: -0.5 m/s) | |
  | 4 | Gu Junjie | China | 16.10 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.37 (w: +0.8 m/s) | x | 15.61 (w: -2.1 m/s) | 15.70 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 16.26 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 16.26 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
  | 5 | Leevan Sands | Bahamas | 15.74 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | 16.17 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 16.22 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.80 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 16.12 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 16.22 (w: -1.3 m/s) | |
  | 6 | Arvydas Nazarovas | Lithuania | 16.13 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.52 (w: -0.2 m/s) | x | 15.87 (w: -2.2 m/s) | 15.72 (w: -0.1 m/s) | x | 16.13 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
  | 7 | Marcelo da Costa | Brazil | 15.51 (w: -0.1 m/s) | x | 16.10 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.94 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 15.92 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 16.05 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 16.10 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
  | 8 | Ibrahim Abubaker | Qatar | 15.75 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 15.58 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 16.05 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 14.76 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.76 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.85 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 16.05 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
  | 9 | Dmitriy Valyukevich | Belarus | 15.48 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 16.05 (w: +1.5 m/s) | 15.46 (w: +0.9 m/s) | | | | 16.05 (w: +1.5 m/s) | |
  | 10 | Steven Shalders | United Kingdom | 15.99 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.55 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.29 (w: +0.9 m/s) | | | | 15.99 (w: -1.3 m/s) | |
  | 11 | Rudolf Helpling | Germany | 15.68 (w: +1.5 m/s) | x | 15.41 (w: +0.9 m/s) | | | | 15.68 (w: +1.5 m/s) | |
  | 12 | Davy Manga | France | 15.46 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 13.67 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 15.65 (w: -0.9 m/s) | | | | 15.65 (w: -0.9 m/s) | |
  
  ### Qualifications
  
  19 October
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
  | 1 | Leevan Sands | Bahamas | 16.22 (w: +0.5 m/s) | - | - | 16.22 (w: +0.5 m/s) | Q |
  | 2 | Mohd Abdulaziz | Qatar | 16.10 (w: +0.3 m/s) | - | - | 16.10 (w: +0.3 m/s) | Q |
  | 3 | Marian Oprea | Romania | 15.87 (w: +1.5 m/s) | x | 16.02 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 16.02 (w: +0.3 m/s) | q |
  | 4 | Arvydas Nazarovas | Lithuania | x | x | 15.93 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.93 (w: +0.7 m/s) | q |
  | 5 | Gu Junjie | China | 15.72 (w: +1.5 m/s) | 15.86 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 15.78 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.86 (w: +0.1 m/s) | q |
  | 6 | Dimítrios Tsiámis | Greece | 15.25 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 14.92 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.58 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 15.58 (w: +0.5 m/s) | |
  | 7 | Viktor Yastrebov | Ukraine | 15.23 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 15.56 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.47 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.56 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
  | 8 | Kazuyoshi Ishikawa | Japan | 15.40 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 15.50 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.51 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.51 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
  | 9 | Jefferson Sabino | Brazil | x | 15.48 (w: -1.4 m/s) | x | 15.48 (w: -1.4 m/s) | |
  | 10 | Erik Nurijanyan | Armenia | 15.30 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.34 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 14.97 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.34 (w: +0.9 m/s) | |
  | 11 | Géraud Honoré | France | 15.11 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 14.43 (w: -1.2 m/s) | x | 15.11 (w: +0.8 m/s) | |
  | 12 | Stylianos Petrou | Cyprus | 14.92 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 14.87 (w: 0.0 m/s) | x | 14.92 (w: +1.1 m/s) | |
  | 13 | Lee Yeong-Jae | South Korea | 14.37 (w: +0.2 m/s) | x | 14.26 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 14.37 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
  | 1 | Yoandri Betanzos | Cuba | 16.67 (w: +0.3 m/s) | - | - | 16.67 (w: +0.3 m/s) | Q |
  | 2 | Dmitriy Valyukevich | Belarus | 16.39 (w: +0.7 m/s) | - | - | 16.39 (w: +0.7 m/s) | Q |
  | 3 | Marcelo da Costa | Brazil | 16.11 (w: +1.4 m/s) | - | - | 16.11 (w: +1.4 m/s) | Q |
  | 4 | Rudolf Helpling | Germany | x | 16.00 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 16.02 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 16.02 (w: -0.6 m/s) | q |
  | 5 | Davy Manga | France | 15.54 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 15.67 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 15.99 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 15.99 (w: +0.9 m/s) | q |
  | 6 | Steven Shalders | United Kingdom | 14.99 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.55 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.84 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.84 (w: 0.0 m/s) | q |
  | 7 | Ibrahim Abubaker | Qatar | 14.33 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | 15.50 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.81 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.81 (w: -0.7 m/s) | q |
  | 8 | Jason Ward | United States | x | 15.79 (w: -0.8 m/s) | - | 15.79 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
  | 9 | Vladimir Letnicov | Moldova | 15.35 (w: +0.2 m/s) | x | 14.82 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.35 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
  | 10 | Nikólaos Lagós | Greece | 15.25 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | 15.27 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.27 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
  | 11 | Piero Vojvodic | Peru | 15.11 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.22 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 14.87 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.22 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
  | 12 | Jorge Naranjo | Chile | x | 14.71 (w: -0.2 m/s) | x | 14.71 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |
  | | Abdou Lam | Senegal | x | x | x | NM | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Armenia (1)
  * Bahamas (1)
  * Belarus (1)
  * Brazil (2)
  * Chile (1)
  * China (1)
  * Cuba (1)
  * Cyprus (1)
  * France (2)
  * Germany (1)
  * Greece (2)
  * Japan (1)
  * Lithuania (1)
  * Moldova (1)
  * Peru (1)
  * Qatar (2)
  * Romania (1)
  * Senegal (1)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Ukraine (1)
  * United Kingdom (1)
  * United States (1)
  