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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At California’s state track meet in late May, AB Hernandez — an openly transgender girl from Jurupa Valley — posted the top marks in the girls’ triple jump and high jump.
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Earlier this week, the Trump administration threatened California with fines and legal action after a 16-year-old transgender athlete AB Hernandez won both the high school girls' high jump and triple jump at a California state track meet, according to CBS News.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 7 June 2025
Trump's post comes days after trans athlete AB Hernandez took first place in the state's girls' high jump and triple jump, and second place in the long jump.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
The 4×100 relay team finished fifth and senior Tabitha Colwell finished eighth in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump, and Old Lyme rode all of that to its second consecutive Class S title, scoring 89 points.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Earlier this week, the Trump administration threatened California with fines and legal action after a 16-year-old transgender athlete AB Hernandez won both the high school girls' high jump and triple jump at a California state track meet, according to CBS News.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 7 June 2025
Trump's post comes days after trans athlete AB Hernandez took first place in the state's girls' high jump and triple jump, and second place in the long jump.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
The 4×100 relay team finished fifth and senior Tabitha Colwell finished eighth in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump, and Old Lyme rode all of that to its second consecutive Class S title, scoring 89 points.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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