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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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.
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Amanda Gardner,
Martha Stewart,
5 July 2026
The lawsuit was officially launched in July after Hernandez won two state finals in triple jump and high jump, and won second place in long jump, at last year's championships.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Clemson's Shantae Foreman leaped 46 feet, 7 inches on her sixth and final try to win the triple jump.
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ABC News,
14 June 2026
Roseville sophomore Jamal Wamah had already brought home a state title, winning the boys triple jump with a leap of 47-10 Thursday.
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Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Amanda Gardner,
Martha Stewart,
5 July 2026
The lawsuit was officially launched in July after Hernandez won two state finals in triple jump and high jump, and won second place in long jump, at last year's championships.
—
Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Clemson's Shantae Foreman leaped 46 feet, 7 inches on her sixth and final try to win the triple jump.
—
ABC News,
14 June 2026
Roseville sophomore Jamal Wamah had already brought home a state title, winning the boys triple jump with a leap of 47-10 Thursday.
—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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