triple jump

American  

noun

Track and Field.

1. a jumping event for distance in which a participant leaps on one foot from a takeoff point, lands on the same foot, steps forward on the other foot, leaps, and lands on both feet.

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triple jump British  

noun

1. Also called: hop, step, and jump.  an athletic event in which the competitor has to perform successively a hop, a step, and a jump in continuous movement

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Etymology

Origin of triple jump

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Shaidorov managed to land a triple jump while still skating in the costume.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The difference could be equivalent to the base value of one triple jump.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Lucy Hadaway won the women's long jump with a leap of 6.45m, while Tito Odunaike was victorious in the men's triple jump with a mark of 15.45m.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Jonathan Edwards' pride in his triple jump world record is tinged with surprise at the fact no-one has surpassed the 18.29m he set on 7 August 1995 at the World Championships in Gothenburg.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

Scattergood knew better than to interrupt the game, so he stood by until, by a breath-taking triple jump, Old Man Bogle sent his antagonist down to defeat.

From Scattergood Baines by Kelland, Clarence Budington