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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When analyzing triple-triple combinations, The Post focused only on those that were directly connected, rather than the sequences that contained two triple jumps but had another jump or step in between.
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Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Others to watch include Mission Bay sophomore Alijah Cheeks (6-8 to win the section high jump), San Dieguito Academy’s Dylan Yarbrough (over 16 feet in the vault three times) and Mater Dei Catholic’s Mekhi Oluwa (23-6 in the long jump and a windy 45-7 in the triple jump).
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Consider the case of Olga Koteko, a teacher in Saskatchewan, Canada, who took up various track and field events, including sprinting, triple jumps, and throwing the discus in her 70s and was breaking world records right up to her death at age 95.
—Amanda Gardner, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
At Center, Swindell also was a state champion in the triple jump.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
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Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Others to watch include Mission Bay sophomore Alijah Cheeks (6-8 to win the section high jump), San Dieguito Academy’s Dylan Yarbrough (over 16 feet in the vault three times) and Mater Dei Catholic’s Mekhi Oluwa (23-6 in the long jump and a windy 45-7 in the triple jump).
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Consider the case of Olga Koteko, a teacher in Saskatchewan, Canada, who took up various track and field events, including sprinting, triple jumps, and throwing the discus in her 70s and was breaking world records right up to her death at age 95.
—Amanda Gardner, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
At Center, Swindell also was a state champion in the triple jump.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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