Triple jump

: Triple jump is also a jump with three revolutions in figure ice-skating and roller-skating

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The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as "hop, step and jump", whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. The athlete runs down a runway until he reaches a designated mark, from which the jump is measured. The takeoff mark is a board, and in modern championships a strip of plasticine is attached to the board to record athletes overstepping the mark. The first landing has to be done with the takeoff foot. The next phase is a step, landing on the opposite foot, and is followed by the jump, into a sand-filled box, as in the long jump. A "foul" or missed jump occurs when a jumper oversteps the launch mark (most commonly), misses the pit entirely, or does not perform the attempt in the allotted amount of time (usually about one minute).

Related Topics:
Athletics - Plasticine - Long jump

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The triple jump has been included in the modern Olympic Games since its first celebration in 1896. In fact, the first modern Olympic Champion, James Connolly, was a triple jumper, however, the event at this time consisted of two hops and a jump. In 1996, a triple jump event for women was added to the Olympics, having already been included in both the Outdoor World Championships and World Indoor Championships.

Related Topics:
Olympic Games - 1896 - James Connolly - 1996 - Outdoor World Championships - World Indoor Championships

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The current male and female world record holders are Jonathan Edwards of the UK, with a jump of 18.29 metres (Göteborg, August 7, 1995) and Inessa Kravets of Ukraine with a jump of 15.50 metres (Göteborg, August 10, 1995). The men's world indoor record is shared by Aliecer Urrutia of Cuba and Christian Olsson of Sweden with a mark of 17.83 metres. The women's world indoor record measures 15.36 metres, jumped by Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Related Topics:
Jonathan Edwards - UK - Metre - Göteborg - August 7 - 1995 - Inessa Kravets - Ukraine - August 10 - Aliecer Urrutia - Cuba - Christian Olsson - Sweden - Tatyana Lebedeva - Russia - 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships

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Other famous triple jumpers:

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Men

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• Jake Fromer
• Willie Banks
• Mike Conley
• Hristo Markov
• Viktor Saneyev

Women

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• Anna Birjukova
• Ashia Hansen
• Tereza Marinova