Triple Jump At The Olympics

The triple jump at the Summer Olympics is grouped among the four track and field jumping events held at the multi-sport event.

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The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump.

The triple jump was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympics event since the Games' inception in 1896.