# Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 and 14 April 2018.
India's A.V. Rakesh Babu did not start the final as he was removed from the games after a needle was found in his possession, breaking games policy.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 18.29 m | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7 August 1995 |
| Games record | Jonathan Edwards (ENG) | 17.86 m | Manchester, England | 28 July 2002 |

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday 12 April 2018 | 10:30 | Qualification |
| Saturday 14 April 2018 | 15:15 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

## Results
### Qualifying round

Across two groups, those who jumped ≥16.60 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Group | Name | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| 1 | A | Yordanys Durañona (DMA) | 16.75 -0.2 m/s | | | 16.75 | | Q |
| 2 | B | Arpinder Singh (IND) | 16.39 -0.5 m/s | 16.16 +0.5 m/s | – | 16.39 | | q |
| 3 | B | Roger Haitengi (NAM) | x +0.7 m/s | 16.27 -0.1 m/s | 16.36 +0.4 m/s | 16.36 | | q |
| 4 | B | Muhammad Hakimi Ismail (MAS) | 16.18 +0.1 m/s | 16.21 -1.0 m/s | 16.36 -0.9 m/s | 16.36 | | q |
| 5 | A | Troy Doris (GUY) | 16.33 -0.6 m/s | – | – | 16.33 | | q |
| 6 | A | Marcel Mayack (CMR) | 15.07 +0.8 m/s | 16.02 +0.1 m/s | 16.32 -0.5 m/s | 16.32 | PB | q |
| 7 | A | Nathan Douglas (ENG) | 16.27 -0.5 m/s | x -0.5 m/s | – | 16.27 | | q |
| 8 | B | Clive Pullen (JAM) | 16.05 +1.3 m/s | x +0.9 m/s | 16.15 -0.3 m/s | 16.15 | | q |
| 9 | B | Jonathan Drack (MRI) | 16.14 -1.3 m/s | x -1.1 m/s | 15.76 -3.4 m/s | 16.14 | | q |
| 10 | B | Jumonne Exeter (SVG) | 16.09 -0.1 m/s | 15.51 -1.4 m/s | 15.51 -2.0 m/s | 16.09 | NR | q |
| 11 | B | Latario Collie-Minns (BAH) | 15.83 -0.3 m/s | 15.54 +0.6 m/s | 15.98 -1.3 m/s | 15.98 | | q |
| 12 | A | A.V. Rakesh Babu (IND) | 15.98 -0.6 m/s | 15.71 -0.3 m/s | x -0.5 m/s | 15.98 | | q |
| 13 | A | Elijah Kimitei (KEN) | 15.34 -1.2 m/s | 15.58 -0.4 m/s | 15.75 -0.3 m/s | 15.75 | | |
| 14 | A | Goabaone Mosheleketi (BOT) | x +1.4 m/s | 15.74 +1.1 m/s | 13.86 -0.3 m/s | 15.74 | | |
| 15 | A | Emmanuel Fakiye (AUS) | 15.70 0.0 m/s | x -1.2 m/s | x -0.3 m/s | 15.70 | | |
| 16 | B | Eugene Vollmer (FIJ) | 15.28 -0.9 m/s | 15.32 -1.4 m/s | x -0.7 m/s | 15.32 | =SB | |
| 17 | B | Peniel Richard (PNG) | 13.36 +0.6 m/s | 14.58 -1.0 m/s | 15.23 -0.2 m/s | 15.23 | | |
| 18 | A | Brandon Jones (BIZ) | x 0.0 m/s | x +0.6 m/s | 14.78 -3.5 m/s | 14.78 | | |
| 19 | A | Anthony Mwanga (TAN) | 13.97 +0.3 m/s | 14.08 -2.1 m/s | 14.22 +0.4 m/s | 14.22 | | |
| – | B | Nathan Fox (ENG) | | | | DNS | | |

### Final

The medals were determined in the final.
| Rank | Name | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Troy Doris (GUY) | 16.67 -1.2 m/s | 16.88 +0.5 m/s | 16.26 +0.4 m/s | x -0.1 m/s | – | x -1.5 m/s | 16.88 | SB |
| | Yordanys Durañona (DMA) | 16.86 -2.3 m/s | 16.85 +0.3 m/s | 16.77 0.0 m/s | – | – | x -1.3 m/s | 16.86 | |
| | Marcel Mayack (CMR) | 15.71 -2.2 m/s | 16.17 -1.2 m/s | 16.29 -0.3 m/s | 15.69 -1.9 m/s | 16.30 -1.1 m/s | 16.80 -0.4 m/s | 16.80 | PB |
| 4 | Arpinder Singh (IND) | 16.35 -1.1 m/s | x -1.0 m/s | x -2.0 m/s | 16.46 -0.1 m/s | 16.39 +0.2 m/s | 15.98 -0.4 m/s | 16.46 | |
| 5 | Nathan Douglas (ENG) | 16.35 -2.1 m/s | 16.35 -0.8 m/s | x -0.3 m/s | x -0.4 m/s | x 0.0 m/s | x -1.6 m/s | 16.35 | |
| 6 | Jonathan Drack (MRI) | 15.54 -1.5 m/s | 16.25 -0.8 m/s | 15.95 0.0 m/s | 15.77 -0.6 m/s | x -0.1 m/s | 16.28 -0.3 m/s | 16.28 | |
| 7 | Clive Pullen (JAM) | x -1.8 m/s | x -0.6 m/s | 16.16 -0.6 m/s | 16.20 -0.1 m/s | x -0.8 m/s | 16.25 -0.1 m/s | 16.25 | |
| 8 | Roger Haitengi (NAM) | 16.24 -0.4 m/s | 16.12 -1.1 m/s | x +1.2 m/s | 15.85 -0.3 m/s | 15.70 -0.9 m/s | 15.38 -1.2 m/s | 16.24 | |
| 9 | Muhammad Hakimi Ismail (MAS) | 15.77 -0.6 m/s | x 0.0 m/s | 15.97 -0.1 m/s | — | — | — | 15.97 | |
| 10 | Jumonne Exeter (SVG) | 15.22 -1.9 m/s | 15.92 -0.5 m/s | x +0.8 m/s | — | — | — | 15.92 | |
| 11 | Latario Collie-Minns (BAH) | 15.71 -0.7 m/s | x -1.0 m/s | 15.90 +0.8 m/s | — | — | — | 15.90 | |
| – | A.V. Rakesh Babu (IND) | | | | — | — | — | DNS | |