triple jump
noun
: a jump for distance in track-and-field athletics usually from a running start and combining a hop, a stride, and a jump in succession
triple jumper
noun
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In addition, more recently, Hernandez competed in the Roosevelt Invitational on Saturday, also securing first place in the long jump and the triple jump.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The women’s javelin will be on Aug. 7 at3 a.m.; the women’s triple jump will be on Aug. 2 at noon; the women’s 100 meters will be on Au. 2 at 3 a.m..
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
Other first place finishes for the Hawks was Nolan Sutter in the 800 and 1,600 meters, Isaac Chock in the 60 meter hurdles, Josh Wedel in the shot put and triple jump and Josh Schmidt in the pole vault.
—Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
At the next Olympics, the Harvard senior became the first athlete to land a triple jump of any kind – a triple loop – at the 1952 Games.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The women’s javelin will be on Aug. 7 at3 a.m.; the women’s triple jump will be on Aug. 2 at noon; the women’s 100 meters will be on Au. 2 at 3 a.m..
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
Other first place finishes for the Hawks was Nolan Sutter in the 800 and 1,600 meters, Isaac Chock in the 60 meter hurdles, Josh Wedel in the shot put and triple jump and Josh Schmidt in the pole vault.
—Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
At the next Olympics, the Harvard senior became the first athlete to land a triple jump of any kind – a triple loop – at the 1952 Games.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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