Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
Records

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

Section Title: Records
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Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics

World Record	Jonathan Edwards (GBR)	18.29 m	August 7, 1995	Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden

Olympic Record	Mike Conley (USA)	17.63 m	August 3, 1992	Spain Barcelona, Spain

Broken records during the 1996 Summer Olympics

Olympic Record	Kenny Harrison (USA)	18.09 m	July 27, 1996	United States Atlanta, United States

Sentence(s)

Following Edwards, Harrison jumped 18.09 m to become the second man over 18 metres.

final_sentence: Following Edwards, Harrison jumped 18.09 m to become the second man over 18 metres.