# 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 10 and 11 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Teddy Tamgho France |
| Silver | Osviel Hernández Cuba |
| Bronze | Mohamed Yusuf Salman Bahrain |

## Results
### Final

11 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Teddy Tamgho | France | 17.03 (w: -2.7 m/s) | 16.66 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 16.90 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 17.33 (w: -2.1 m/s) | 17.19 (w: -2.3 m/s) | 14.46 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 17.33 (w: -2.1 m/s) | |
| | Osviel Hernández | Cuba | 16.52 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 15.74 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 16.07 (w: -1.4 m/s) | 16.90 (w: -2.1 m/s) | 16.82 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 16.52 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 16.90 (w: -2.1 m/s) | |
| | Mohamed Yusuf Salman | Bahrain | 16.15 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 16.59 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 16.45 (w: -0.9 m/s) | x | 16.43 (w: -3.1 m/s) | 14.67 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 16.59 (w: -1.0 m/s) | |
| 4 | Daniele Greco | Italy | x | 16.14 (w: -1.0 m/s) | x | 13.46 (w: -0.6 m/s) | x | 16.33 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 16.33 (w: -1.2 m/s) | |
| 5 | Henry Frayne | Australia | x | 15.96 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 16.22 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 16.29 (w: -0.8 m/s) | x | 16.04 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 16.29 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 6 | Austin Davis | United States | 15.75 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 15.70 (w: -0.8 m/s) | x | 15.58 (w: -1.1 m/s) | x | 15.78 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.78 (w: -1.3 m/s) | |
| 7 | José Alfonso Palomanes | Spain | 15.31 (w: -0.7 m/s) | x | 15.54 (w: -1.1 m/s) | x | 15.63 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 13.12 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.63 (w: -1.5 m/s) | |
| 8 | Christian Taylor | United States | x | 15.61 (w: -0.7 m/s) | x | 14.90 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 15.51 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.58 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.61 (w: -0.7 m/s) | |
| 9 | Sheryf El-Sheryf | Ukraine | 15.43 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.43 (w: -0.8 m/s) | x | | | | 15.43 (w: -1.3 m/s) | |
| 10 | Karol Hoffmann | Poland | x | x | 15.42 (w: -0.7 m/s) | | | | 15.42 (w: -0.7 m/s) | |
| 11 | Olexandr Ryzhykov | Ukraine | x | 15.39 (w: -0.6 m/s) | x | | | | 15.39 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 12 | Yu Jae-Hyuk | South Korea | x | 15.36 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 13.70 (w: -2.5 m/s) | | | | 15.36 (w: -0.7 m/s) | |

### Qualifications

10 July

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Henry Frayne | Australia | x | 16.40 (w: 0.0 m/s) | - | 16.40 (w: 0.0 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Teddy Tamgho | France | 16.30 (w: -0.8 m/s) | - | - | 16.30 (w: -0.8 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Daniele Greco | Italy | 15.44 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 15.79 (w: -1.0 m/s) | x | 15.79 (w: -1.0 m/s) | q |
| 4 | Sheryf El-Sheryf | Ukraine | 15.67 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 15.56 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.57 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.67 (w: -1.2 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Christian Taylor | United States | 15.24 (w: -0.2 m/s) | x | 15.67 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.67 (w: -0.2 m/s) | q |
| 6 | José Alfonso Palomanes | Spain | x | 15.14 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.58 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.58 (w: -0.2 m/s) | q |
| 7 | Radu Muscalu | Romania | x | x | 15.48 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 15.48 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 8 | Óscar Salazar | Mexico | 15.38 (w: -0.2 m/s) | x | 15.42 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 15.42 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 9 | Boipelo Motlhatlhego | South Africa | 13.52 (w: -1.2 m/s) | x | 15.32 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.32 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 10 | Eddy Florián | Dominican Republic | 14.77 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 15.29 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 15.21 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.29 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 11 | Mubarak Al-Jaseer | Saudi Arabia | 15.27 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 15.10 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 13.58 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.27 (w: -1.7 m/s) | |
| 12 | Wojciech Delimata | Poland | x | 15.06 (w: -0.5 m/s) | x | 15.06 (w: -0.5 m/s) | |
| | Stefan Tseng Ke Chen | Singapore | x | x | x | NM | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Osviel Hernández | Cuba | 16.30 (w: -0.7 m/s) | - | - | 16.30 (w: -0.7 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Karol Hoffmann | Poland | 15.94 (w: -2.0 m/s) | - | - | 15.94 (w: -2.0 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Olexandr Ryzhykov | Ukraine | 15.75 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 13.55 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 15.46 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.75 (w: -1.3 m/s) | q |
| 4 | Austin Davis | United States | x | x | 15.75 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.75 (w: 0.0 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Mohamed Yusuf Salman | Bahrain | 15.47 (w: -1.6 m/s) | x | 15.63 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.63 (w: -0.2 m/s) | q |
| 6 | Yu Jae-Hyuk | South Korea | x | 14.77 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.57 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.57 (w: -0.2 m/s) | q |
| 7 | Askin Karaca | Turkey | 15.25 (w: -0.4 m/s) | x | 15.51 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.51 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 8 | Robert Falchi | Australia | x | 15.51 (w: -0.6 m/s) | x | 15.51 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 9 | Louis-Grégory Occin | France | x | x | 15.35 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.35 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 10 | Kyron Blaise | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.56 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.17 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 14.84 (w: -1.8 m/s) | 15.17 (w: -0.7 m/s) | |
| 11 | Riaan Arends | South Africa | 15.01 (w: -2.0 m/s) | 14.91 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 14.90 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.01 (w: -2.0 m/s) | |
| 12 | Artyom Grachev | Russia | x | 14.22 (w: -2.0 m/s) | x | 14.22 (w: -2.0 m/s) | |
| | Martinš Dakša | Latvia | x | x | x | NM | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Bahrain (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* France (2)
* Italy (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Saudi Arabia (1)
* Singapore (1)
* South Africa (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (2)
* United States (2)