triple jump
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- noun
- /ˈtrɪpəl dʒʌmp/
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triple salto
- The Techsters had a very successful showing in the triple jump in which Quatisha Williams brought home a second place finish with a jump of 40' 7.5" while teammate Brittany Guy finished just out of the top five in sixth place with a jump of 38' 9.75".
- won the triple jump
- triple jump record
- triple jump gold medalist
Examples
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He completed his graduate degree at the University of Texas, then his law degree at Georgetown, all while reaching a ranking of 7th in the world in the triple jump.
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In the Olympics, athletes compete in various events, including the triple jump, which requires a combination of strength and grace.
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Wilkinson added a victory in the triple jump to go along with his long jump win on Friday.
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Elliott played football, basketball, and participated in the long jump, triple jump, and high jump at Colonial High School.
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He even won state championships in the long jump and triple jump, soaring 6 feet 8 inches and 48 feet 4 inches, respectively, during his senior year of high school.
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Sophomore Kris Amos (Detroit, Mich.) took second in the men's triple jump in his first career appearance in the event.
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She is the Trinidad and Tobago national record holder and is the first and only athlete from Trinidad and Tobago to qualify in the triple jump for the Olympics.
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He won first place in the triple jump at the national championships after months of hard training.
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During the track meet, she achieved her personal best in the triple jump, impressing the crowd with her technique.
Synonyms
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
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Morphology
A B1 learner who knows 'triple' (threefold) and 'jump' (a springing action) can readily infer that this refers to a jumping event involving three parts, so the basic notion is compositional and cross-linguistically familiar. However, the precise technical meaning (the specific hop–step–jump sequence and competition rules) is not fully predictable from the constituents alone, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Triple jump is simply three jumps in a row: first a short hop, then a quick step, and finally a longer jump. Because the athlete must do these three connected moves without stopping, the name triple jump points to that sequence and means 'an event of three connected jumps'.