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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The senior has been a state finalist every year of high school in the triple jump. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 1 June 2026 All eyes moved to the final event of the meet, the triple jump, where Cromwell sophomore Luke Haslam sat in first place with three jumps left. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 Clemson's Shantae Foreman leaped 46 feet, 7 inches on her sixth and final try to win the triple jump. — ABC News, 14 June 2026 The lawsuit was officially launched in July after Hernandez won two state finals in triple jump and high jump, and won second place in long jump, at last year's championships. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for triple jump

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First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of triple jump was in 1964

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triple jump

noun
: a track-and-field event in which competitors make three jumps in a row after a running start

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