2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July.

Records
, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

Qualification
Qualification: Standard 15.90 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)

Participation
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event. • 🇦🇲 armenia (1)

• undefined (2)

• undefined (1)

• 🇧🇷 brazil (2)

• 🇧🇬 bulgaria (1)

• 🇨🇳 china (1)

• 🇨🇺 cuba (1)

• undefined (1)

• undefined (2)

• 🇮🇳 india (1)

• 🇯🇲 jamaica (1)

• 🇯🇵 japan (1)

• 🇰🇿 kazakhstan (1)

• 🇰🇪 kenya (1)

• undefined (1)

• 🇲🇦 morocco (1)

• 🇷🇺 russia (1)

• 🇸🇳 senegal (1)

• 🇸🇰 slovakia (1)

• 🇪🇸 spain (1)

• 🇸🇪 sweden (1)

• 🇹🇭 thailand (1)

• undefined (1)

• 🇺🇸 united states (2)

• 🇺🇿 uzbekistan (1)