The men's triple jump competition at the 2012 World Indoor Track and Field Athletics Championships in Istanbul took place on March 10 and 11.
Winners
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Will clay USA | Christian Taylor USA | Lucman Adams Russia |
Final
| A place | Name | Citizenship | 1st attempt | 2nd attempt | 3rd attempt | 4th attempt | 5th attempt | 6th attempt | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will clay | USA | 16.89 m | x | x | 17.70 m | 17.63 m | 17.53 m | 17.70 m | Wl | |
| Christian Taylor | USA | 17.63 m | x | 17.02 m | 17.29 m | 17.05 m | 17.20 m | 17.63 m | SB | |
| Lucman Adams | Russia | 16.98 m | x | x | x | 17.36 m | x | 17.36 m | PB | |
| four | Fabrizio Donato | Italy | 16.99 m | 17.28 m | x | - | - | - | 17.28 m | SB |
| five | Daniel Greco | Italy | x | 16.95 m | x | 16.93 m | x | 17.28 m | 17.28 m | PB |
| 6 | Benjamin Compaore | France | 17.05 m | x | x | x | x | x | 17.05 m | |
| 7 | Alexis Copello | Cuba | 16.92 m | x | x | x | 16.64 m | x | 16.92 m | |
| eight | Dong bin | China | 14.64 m | 16.41 m | 16.75 m | 16.51 m | x | 16.48 m | 16.75 m |