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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Cassidy Nguyễn from Los Alamitos won the girls’ pole vault at 13 feet and Aliso Niguel’s Dane Malloy won the boys triple jump at 48-5.
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Sorey also ran track in high school and won a Florida state title in the triple jump (42 feet, 11 inches).
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
LeVasseur competes in long jump and triple jump, relays as well as sprinting events like the 60-meter-dash and the 100-meter-dash in the 85-to-89-year-old age group.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Her mark in the triple jump (40-9 ¾) is the fourth best in the state this season.
—David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Sorey also ran track in high school and won a Florida state title in the triple jump (42 feet, 11 inches).
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
LeVasseur competes in long jump and triple jump, relays as well as sprinting events like the 60-meter-dash and the 100-meter-dash in the 85-to-89-year-old age group.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Her mark in the triple jump (40-9 ¾) is the fourth best in the state this season.
—David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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