# 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Gothenburg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 30 July 1999.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ionuț Pungă Romania |
| Silver | Colomba Fofana France |
| Bronze | Vasil Gergov Bulgaria |

## Results
### Final

30 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Ionuț Pungă | Romania | 16.49 (w: 0.6 m/s) | x | 16.73 (w: 0.9 m/s) | x | x | x | 16.73 (w: 0.9 m/s) | |
| | Colomba Fofana | France | 16.30 (w: 0.9 m/s) | 176.35 (w: 2.0 m/s) | 16.27 (w: 1.2 m/s) | 16.40 (w: 0.1 m/s) | 16.29 (w: 1.4 m/s) | 16.57 (w: 1.3 m/s) | 16.57 (w: 1.3 m/s) | |
| | Vasil Gergov | Bulgaria | 16.53 w (w: 3.4 m/s) | 16.19 (w: 1.2 m/s) | 15.54 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 16.30 (w: 1.9 m/s) | 16.01 w (w: 2.5 m/s) | 15.96 | 16.53 w (w: 3.4 m/s) | |
| 4 | Ambrus Szabó | Hungary | x | 15.94 (w: 1.9 m/s) | 15.81 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 16.08 (w: 0.2 m/s) | x | 16.41 (w: 1.9 m/s) | 16.41 (w: 1.9 m/s) | |
| 5 | Philips Idowu | United Kingdom | 16.39 (w: 0.6 m/s) | 15.96 (w: -0.8 m/s) | x | 15.99 (w: 1.6 m/s) | 15.88 (w: 1.5 m/s) | 16.02 (w: 1.3 m/s) | 16.39 (w: 0.6 m/s) | |
| 6 | Ivailo Rusenov | Bulgaria | x | 16.15 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 16.20 (w: 1.9 m/s) | 16.23 (w: 1.5 m/s) | x | 16.34 (w: 1.6 m/s) | 16.34 (w: 1.6 m/s) | |
| 7 | Arnis Filet | France | 15.90 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 15.93 (w: 0.2 m/s) | 15.86 w (w: 2.7 m/s) | x | 16.12 (w: 1.6 m/s) | 16.26 (w: 1.9 m/s) | 16.26 (w: 1.9 m/s) | |
| 8 | Thomas Moede | Germany | 16.15 (w: 0.3 m/s) | x | x | 15.92 (w: -0.1 m/s) | x | x | 16.15 (w: 0.3 m/s) | |
| 9 | Sébastien Pincemail | France | 15.51 (w: 0.1 m/s) | 15.55 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.93 (w: 1.5 m/s) | | | | 15.93 (w: 1.5 m/s) | |
| 10 | Mikola Mestechkin | Ukraine | 15.74 (w: 0.8 m/s) | x | 15.53 (w: 1.2 m/s) | | | | 15.74 (w: 0.8 m/s) | |
| 11 | Pavel Kalinin | Russia | x | 14.99 (w: 0.3 m/s) | x | | | | 14.99 (w: 0.3 m/s) | |
| 12 | Javier Asensio | Spain | x | x | 13.75 (w: 1.5 m/s) | | | | 13.75 (w: 1.5 m/s) | |

### Qualifications

29 July First 12 best to the Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Vasil Gergov | Bulgaria | 16.39 | Q |
| 2 | Thomas Moede | Germany | 16.32 | Q |
| 3 | Colomba Fofana | France | 16.26 | Q |
| 4 | Ionuț Pungă | Romania | 16.24 | Q |
| 5 | Ivailo Rusenov | Bulgaria | 16.17 | Q |
| 6 | Philips Idowu | United Kingdom | 16.08 | Q |
| 7 | Ambrus Szabó | Hungary | 16.04 | Q |
| 8 | Javier Asensio | Spain | 15.97 | Q |
| 9 | Sébastien Pincemail | France | 15.81 | Q |
| 10 | Pavel Kalinin | Russia | 15.78 | Q |
| 11 | Mikola Mestechkin | Ukraine | 15.70 | Q |
| 12 | Arnis Filet | France | 15.64 | Q |
| 13 | Djeke Mambo | Belgium | 15.59 | |
| 14 | Eduards Noreikis | Latvia | 15.53 | |
| | Andrei Mazureac | Moldova | NM | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
* Belgium (1)
* Bulgaria (2)
* France (3)
* Germany (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Moldova (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Spain (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (1)