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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This resulted in Hernandez sharing the first-place spots on the medal podium in high jump and triple jump, and the second-place podium spot in long jump at the state meet.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
In chronological order, the finals for the day are in women's triple jump, women's shot put, men's pole vault, women's 400-meter, men's 400-meter, women's 1,500-meter, men's 1,500-meter, women's 100-meter hurdles, men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, and women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Hernandez ultimately shared first place in the triple jump and the high jump and shared second in the long jump.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
The score of the meet was close and the triple jump was still going on, so Daniels and his teammates ran down to the triple jump pit.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
In chronological order, the finals for the day are in women's triple jump, women's shot put, men's pole vault, women's 400-meter, men's 400-meter, women's 1,500-meter, men's 1,500-meter, women's 100-meter hurdles, men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, and women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Hernandez ultimately shared first place in the triple jump and the high jump and shared second in the long jump.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
The score of the meet was close and the triple jump was still going on, so Daniels and his teammates ran down to the triple jump pit.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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