Definition of triple jump
: 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
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Eastlake Jackson overcame a tender hamstring to finish second in the state in the triple jump and third in the long jump.
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Tinch and Carter appeared to be headed toward a rematch in the triple jump, but Tinch was suspended before the postseason and did not compete.
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New Britain will have Chaz Williams and Jonathan Lindsay in the 100 and 300 hurdles and Abdul Waldo in the triple jump.
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McKenzie Mitchell also placed sixth in the triple jump.
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Taking sixths were Waubonsie Valley’s Cami Robinson in the triple jump and Geneva’s Taryn Christy was in the 800.
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Later in the day, Nelson won another state championship with a leap of 37-9 in the triple jump.
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Niles West senior Jon Cherian advanced to the finals in the high jump but missed the cut in the triple jump.
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The Eagles also figure to score with Sei anchoring the 4x400 and Andrew Look among the top seeds in the triple jump.
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First Known Use of triple jump
1964
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