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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After 16-year-old transgender athlete AB Hernandez won both the high school girls' high jump and triple jump at a California state track meet earlier this month, the Trump administration threatened California with fines and legal action, according to CBS News.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 June 2025
Hernandez was third in the girls’ triple jump state finals in 2024 before winning the event as a junior in 2025.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Trump promised the financial penalties in an overnight June 3 post on Truth Social after AB Hernandez, a transgender high school, placed first in the high jump and triple jump in California's track and field finals.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Key Background Hernandez, a junior at California’s Jurupa Valley High School, shared first place in the high jump and triple jump and second place in the long jump events at Saturday’s state track and field competition.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 June 2025
Hernandez was third in the girls’ triple jump state finals in 2024 before winning the event as a junior in 2025.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Trump promised the financial penalties in an overnight June 3 post on Truth Social after AB Hernandez, a transgender high school, placed first in the high jump and triple jump in California's track and field finals.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Key Background Hernandez, a junior at California’s Jurupa Valley High School, shared first place in the high jump and triple jump and second place in the long jump events at Saturday’s state track and field competition.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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