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triple jump: Quick Facts

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Also Known As hop, step, and jump

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Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela mid-air during her gold medal triple jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with the stadium and crowd in the background.
Viktor Saneyev
(Top) Mechanics of the triple jump and dimensions of the (centre) jumping area and (bottom) runway.
Watch: A triple jump in track and field
How to hop, step, and jump in the triple jump
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Key People

“Queen of the Triple Jump”
Yulimar Rojas
Venezuelan athlete
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John J. Flanagan
Irish-American athlete
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Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Brazilian athlete
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Viktor Petrenko
Ukrainian figure skater
Saneyev, Viktor
Viktor Saneyev
Soviet athlete
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Meyer Prinstein
American track and field athlete
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Ray C. Ewry
American athlete

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