Adhemar Da Silva – #3 All-time Triple Jump Athlete

Personal Stats

D.O.B.: 09.29.27
N.O.C.: Brazil
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 69 kg
Final Year of Competition: 1960
Years Top 10: 11

Personal Bests

Triple Jump: 16.56 (Mexico 1955)

More should be known of Da Silva

No-one in history has broken the Triple Jump World Record more times and he took the event far beyond 16 metres at a time when sports science was in its infancy…cinder tracks etc. Such are his achievements, we’ve dedicated a whole chapter to him in TRIPLE JUMP TRAILBLAZERS and celebrate his achievements in history to rank #3 all-time! 🙌