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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Michelle Kwan wins her third World Figure Skating title by pushing through all seven triple jumps.
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Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Euless Trinity’s Caleb Adom, the defending 6A state champion in the boys triple jump, won the event with a mark of 48-0 — tied for the seventh-best jump in meet history.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Young will be competing in both the long jump and triple jump this weekend at the NCAA National Indoor Track and Field Championships at Fayetteville, Ark.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Cloaked in a dress that looked like it was made of gold coins, and that seemed to give her a jauntiness on the ice, Liu completed a strenuous seven triple jumps.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
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Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Euless Trinity’s Caleb Adom, the defending 6A state champion in the boys triple jump, won the event with a mark of 48-0 — tied for the seventh-best jump in meet history.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Young will be competing in both the long jump and triple jump this weekend at the NCAA National Indoor Track and Field Championships at Fayetteville, Ark.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Cloaked in a dress that looked like it was made of gold coins, and that seemed to give her a jauntiness on the ice, Liu completed a strenuous seven triple jumps.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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