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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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.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Wayland’s Ryan McCormack (pole vault), Lexington’s Amari Mow’s (long jump), Catholic Memorial’s Amar Skeete (triple jump), and Wahconah’s Cooper Calvert (high jump).
—Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Hernandez was in between qualifying for events in the final round of the state championships in high jump, long jump and triple jump on Friday.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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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.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Wayland’s Ryan McCormack (pole vault), Lexington’s Amari Mow’s (long jump), Catholic Memorial’s Amar Skeete (triple jump), and Wahconah’s Cooper Calvert (high jump).
—Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Hernandez was in between qualifying for events in the final round of the state championships in high jump, long jump and triple jump on Friday.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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