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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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.
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
The complex has a nine-lane, 400-meter Spec Towns Track with infield areas for long jump and triple jump, as well as pole vault.
—Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Glenn nailed her opening triple axel, the most difficult triple jump and one only two women planned to do.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Skaters in the women’s event are required to execute a set number of elements, or skills, and a triple jump is one of them.
—Alice Park, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
The complex has a nine-lane, 400-meter Spec Towns Track with infield areas for long jump and triple jump, as well as pole vault.
—Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Glenn nailed her opening triple axel, the most difficult triple jump and one only two women planned to do.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Skaters in the women’s event are required to execute a set number of elements, or skills, and a triple jump is one of them.
—Alice Park, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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