BEIJING - AUGUST 21: Jadel Gregorio of Brazil competes in the Men's Triple Jump Final held at the National Stadium during Day 13 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 21, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Nelson Evora makes his Olympic dream come true and receives with great pride Portugal's first triple jump gold medal. Evora claims his first Olympic title with a jump of 17.67 metres, 5 centimetres ahead of British Phillips Idowu. Leevan Sands of the Bahamas, earns the bronze medal with a leap of 17.59 meters, setting a national record for his country. Athletics Men's Triple Jump Medal Ceremony- Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics - Nelson Evora (POR), Phillips Idowu (GBR), Leevan Sands (BAH)

Nanjing 2014 - Gold medalist Yanis Esmeralda David (C) of France, silver medalist Tay-Leiha Clark (L) of Australia and bronze medalist Ester Bajnok of Hungary on the podium during the awarding ceremony of the Women’s Triple Jump of athletics event at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, Aug. 25, 2014.

Ineh Emmeanuel Oritsemeyiwa of Nigeria (Silver), Jordan Alejandro Diaz Fortun of Cuba (Gold) and Praveen Chithravel of India (Bronze) after the Athletics - Men’s Triple Jump on Day 10 of the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games at the Athletics Field, Youth Olympic Park on October 16, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

London 2012 - USA's Christian Taylor added the Olympic Games title to his world Triple Jump crown with a superb leap of 17.81m, the longest in the world this year. His team-mate Will Claye took silver, while Italy's Fabrizio Donato claimed bronze.

Olga Rypakova (bronze medal) of Kazakhstan on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Olga Rypakova (bronze medal) of Kazakhstan on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Nanjing 2014 - Silver medalist Tay-Leiha Clark of Australia competes in the Women’s Triple Jump Final of athletics event at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, Aug. 25, 2014.

Nanjing 2014 - Gold Medalist Yanis Esmeralda David of France holding her national flag, celebrates after the Women’s Triple Jump of athletics event at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, Aug. 25, 2014.

Nanjing 2014 - Silver medalist Tobia Bocchi of Italy celebrates by lifting the board reading Thanks Nanjing after men's triple jump at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Aug. 25, 2014.