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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Sean Dixon-Bodie, a University of Florida All-American from Bloomfield, jumped his personal best in the finals of U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials triple jump Sunday night and finished fifth overall with a jump of 55 feet, 1 ½ inches.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2024
Central Florida will have two Olympians competing in the men’s triple jump at the Paris Games next month.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2024
Men and women compete in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters, steeplechase, marathon, 400-meter hurdles, shot put, javelin, discus, hammer throw, high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault and race walk.
—Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
For Bel Air, Cody Bazemore won the triple jump (42-9) and Charles Hammond, the 800 (2:03.07).
—Bill Blewett, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2024
Central Florida will have two Olympians competing in the men’s triple jump at the Paris Games next month.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2024
Men and women compete in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters, steeplechase, marathon, 400-meter hurdles, shot put, javelin, discus, hammer throw, high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault and race walk.
—Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
For Bel Air, Cody Bazemore won the triple jump (42-9) and Charles Hammond, the 800 (2:03.07).
—Bill Blewett, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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