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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When Flo Meiler lined up for the triple jump at the National Senior Games this summer, she was fired up.
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
The school has been under national scrutiny dating back to last spring's track and field season as the very same trans athlete, AB Hernandez, made a run to the girls state championships in the high jump and triple jump.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adom won the Class 6A triple jump state title in May (49-11) and has also cleared 6-8 in the high jump.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
All-American in track and field at the University of South Dakota, competing in the long jump, triple jump, high jump, 55 meters and 100 meters.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
The school has been under national scrutiny dating back to last spring's track and field season as the very same trans athlete, AB Hernandez, made a run to the girls state championships in the high jump and triple jump.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adom won the Class 6A triple jump state title in May (49-11) and has also cleared 6-8 in the high jump.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
All-American in track and field at the University of South Dakota, competing in the long jump, triple jump, high jump, 55 meters and 100 meters.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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