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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So cute! 10 Jasmine Moore and Joseph Fahnbulleh Moore, who represented the U.S. and won two bronze models in the triple jump and the long jump, is boo’d up with Liberian sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Aug. 2024
Thomas started locking in on track and field her junior year of high school in Massachusetts; Harvard recruited her to run in the 100 m, 200 m, and do the long jump and triple jump.
—Thomas’ Victory Gives The Americans Five Golds In The Sport: No Other Country Has More Than Two Golds., TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
Other finals are the women’s triple jump, men’s decathlon and 4 X 400 mixed relay, in which the U.S. has a medal chance.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
Hibbert, 19, ranks No. 3 in the world triple jump rankings with a best mark of 58-2 1/2 this year.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Aug. 2024
Thomas started locking in on track and field her junior year of high school in Massachusetts; Harvard recruited her to run in the 100 m, 200 m, and do the long jump and triple jump.
—Thomas’ Victory Gives The Americans Five Golds In The Sport: No Other Country Has More Than Two Golds., TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
Other finals are the women’s triple jump, men’s decathlon and 4 X 400 mixed relay, in which the U.S. has a medal chance.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
Hibbert, 19, ranks No. 3 in the world triple jump rankings with a best mark of 58-2 1/2 this year.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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