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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Hernandez promptly took home gold in the girls’ high jump and triple jump.
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The Editors, National Review, 4 June 2025
Hernandez beat out all other competitors in the triple jump, though the runner-up was also awarded 1st place under new rules established by the California Interscholastic Federation after Trump issued his threats.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Malia Jones placed third in triple jump at 39-2 and Brooklyn Davis, who surpassed 40-feet in prelims, was ninth in the shot put at 39-1 ¼ .
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Then there’s State Open long jump and triple jump champ Adia Cavalier, who competed for Wagner, Towson and AIC and now coaches the boys and girls long jumpers at Bloomfield.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 4 June 2025
Hernandez beat out all other competitors in the triple jump, though the runner-up was also awarded 1st place under new rules established by the California Interscholastic Federation after Trump issued his threats.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Malia Jones placed third in triple jump at 39-2 and Brooklyn Davis, who surpassed 40-feet in prelims, was ninth in the shot put at 39-1 ¼ .
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Then there’s State Open long jump and triple jump champ Adia Cavalier, who competed for Wagner, Towson and AIC and now coaches the boys and girls long jumpers at Bloomfield.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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