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’s triple jump and long jump scores this weekend were the state’s best marks this season, but behind state records.
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Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Small-school field power On the girls side, the state leaders in triple jump, discus and shot put all hail from smaller schools.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
Kissimmee Gateway junior Maxwell Garcon became the sixth Orlando area boy to leap 50 feet in the triple jump in Friday’s Class 3A meet.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
The triple jump underscored the disparity.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
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Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Small-school field power On the girls side, the state leaders in triple jump, discus and shot put all hail from smaller schools.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
Kissimmee Gateway junior Maxwell Garcon became the sixth Orlando area boy to leap 50 feet in the triple jump in Friday’s Class 3A meet.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
The triple jump underscored the disparity.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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