title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
  
  The men's triple jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Leonid Shcherbakov Soviet Union |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Valdemar Rautio Finland |
  | Bronze | Ruhi Sarıalp Turkey |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  23 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Leonid Shcherbakov | Soviet Union | 15.39 | CR |
  | | Valdemar Rautio | Finland | 14.96 | |
  | | Ruhi Sarıalp | Turkey | 14.53 | |
  | 4 | Rune Nilsen | Norway | 14.50 | |
  | 5 | Arne Åhman | Sweden | 14.48 | |
  | 6 | Lennart Moberg | Sweden | 14.46 | |
  | 7 | Preben Larsen | Denmark | 14.35 | |
  | 8 | Robert Bobin | France | 14.02 | |
  | 9 | Luís García | Portugal | 14.01 | |
  | 10 | Sydney Cross | Great Britain | 13.97 | |
  | 11 | Drago Petranović | Yugoslavia | 13.92 | |
  | 12 | Henk van Egmond | Netherlands | 13.90 | |
  | 13 | Felix Würth | Austria | 13.85 | |
  | 14 | Ioannis Palamiotis | Greece | 13.64 | |
  | 15 | Alojz Zagorc | Yugoslavia | 13.64 | |
  | 16 | Paul Willain | Belgium | 13.26 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Belgium (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (1)
  * Greece (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * Portugal (1)
  * Soviet Union (1)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Turkey (1)
  * Great Britain (1)
  * Yugoslavia (2)
  