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triple jump, event in track and field (athletics) in which an athlete makes a horizontal jump for distance incorporating three distinct, continuous movements—a hop, in which the athlete takes off and lands on the same foot; a step, landing on the other foot; and a jump, landing in any manner, usually with both feet together. If a jumper touches ground with a wrong leg, the jump is disallowed. Other rules are similar to those of the long jump.

The world record holders are: for men, Jonathan Edwards of the United Kingdom, with a jump of 18.29 meters (60 feet) in 1995; for women, Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas, with a jump of 15.74 meters (51.64 feet) in 2022.

The origins of the triple jump are obscure, but it may be related to the ancient children’s game hopscotch. It has been a modern Olympic event since the first Games in 1896; at those Games two hops were used, but one hop was used at the Olympics thereafter. (The standing triple jump was contested only in the 1900 and 1904 Olympics.)

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Equipment needed for the triple jump includes a runway and a takeoff board identical to those used in the long jump, except that the board is at least 13 meters (42.7 feet) from the landing area for men and 11 meters (36 feet) for women.

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