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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Harel will also have his chance at the long jump and triple jump at the CIF State finals.
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Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 28 May 2026
Hernandez, who won two California state championships last year in girls track (high jump and triple jump), is now in position to earn three more titles.
—Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
Aliso Niguel’s Dana Malloy qualified in the long jump and triple jump.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
Bell claims another state title in triple jump Bell’s run of success continued when junior Jacob Anthony claimed first in the boys triple jump with a 51-1 mark.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
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Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 28 May 2026
Hernandez, who won two California state championships last year in girls track (high jump and triple jump), is now in position to earn three more titles.
—Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
Aliso Niguel’s Dana Malloy qualified in the long jump and triple jump.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
Bell claims another state title in triple jump Bell’s run of success continued when junior Jacob Anthony claimed first in the boys triple jump with a 51-1 mark.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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