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

Three of the five longest held men's world records in the most commonly contested events are jumps: the high jump, long jump and triple jump records were all set between 1991 and 1995.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

For the triple jump, she stood on the podium alongside a cisgender girl who was also given gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

He also guided the North Hollywood girls’ golf team to a City title and once coached the triple jump for the track team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 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