The men's triple jump event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 3 September 1961.
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorin Ioan | Romania | 15.93 | ||
| Oleg Ryakhovskiy | Soviet Union | 15.85 | ||
| Tomio Ota | Japan | 15.65 | ||
| 4 | Satoshi Shimo | Japan | 15.58 | |
| 5 | Gyula Czapalai | Hungary | 15.48 | |
| 6 | Norbert Hermann | West Germany | 15.14 | |
| 7 | Ramón López | Cuba | 14.93 | |
| 8 | Pierluigi Gatti | Italy | 14.91 | |
| 9 | Kiril Kirchev | Bulgaria | 14.87 | |
| 10 | Ze'ev Reiss | Israel | 14.07 | |
| 11 | Hüseyin Çakmak | Turkey | 14.01 | |
| 12 | Sabaudin Ramku | Albania | 12.95 |