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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The lawsuit was officially launched in July after JVHS's trans athlete won two state finals in triple jump and high jump, and won second place in long jump, at last year's championships.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Liebentritt played both ways for Scutt Catholic and also participated in huddle events and the triple jump at the Nebraska state track and field meet.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Myrick, who also long and triple jumps, won the vault at 14-9, Logan was second at 14-3 and Parsons third at 13-9.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Liebentritt played both ways for Scutt Catholic and also participated in huddle events and the triple jump at the Nebraska state track and field meet.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Myrick, who also long and triple jumps, won the vault at 14-9, Logan was second at 14-3 and Parsons third at 13-9.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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