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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Next up were the high jump and triple jump, both starting at 10 a.m.
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
Liu, the surprise leader after the short program, landed seven clean triple jumps in her free skate, scoring 222.97 points overall.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
An Illinois high school track athlete suffered an unimaginable injury while warming up for the triple jump at a meet last month.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Long Beach Wilson’s Loren Webster won the Invitational girls long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 10 inches and Camren Smith of Quartz Hill won the Invitational boys triple jump at 49-06.00.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
Liu, the surprise leader after the short program, landed seven clean triple jumps in her free skate, scoring 222.97 points overall.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
An Illinois high school track athlete suffered an unimaginable injury while warming up for the triple jump at a meet last month.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Long Beach Wilson’s Loren Webster won the Invitational girls long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 10 inches and Camren Smith of Quartz Hill won the Invitational boys triple jump at 49-06.00.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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