2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. Phillips Idowu beat Évora's world leading mark in the competition, jumping 17.73 metres.

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. Phillips Idowu beat Évora's world leading mark in the competition, jumping 17.73 metres.

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

Championship record	Jonathan Edwards (GBR)	18.29	Gothenburg, Sweden	7 August 1995

World leading	Nelson Évora (POR)	17.66	Belém, Brazil	24 May 2009

African record	Tarik Bouguetaïb (MAR)	17.37	Khemisset, Morocco	14 July 2007

Asian record	Oleg Sakirkin (KAZ)	17.35	Moscow, Russia	5 June 1994

North American record	Kenny Harrison (USA)	18.09	Atlanta, United States	27 July 1996

South American record	Jadel Gregório (BRA)	17.90	Belém, Brazil	20 May 2007

European record	Jonathan Edwards (GBR)	18.29	Gothenburg, Sweden	7 August 1995

Oceanian record	Ken Lorraway (AUS)	17.46	London, United Kingdom	7 August 1982

Sentence(s)

World champion Nelson Évora lead with 17.66 metres in the 2009 World Championships season, on 24 May 2009.
World Champion Nelson Évora led with 17.66 m.
Nelson Évora was the World leading with 17.66 metres.

final_sentence: World champion Nelson Évora lead with 17.66 metres in the 2009 World Championships season, on 24 May 2009.
final_sentence: World Champion Nelson Évora led with 17.66 m.
final_sentence: Nelson Évora was the World leading with 17.66 metres.