This article is about the athletics event. For the jump with three revolutions in figure ice-skating and roller-skating, see Figure skating jump. The triple jump (sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump) is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, step and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a step and then a jump into the sand pit.
The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a modern Olympics event since the Games’ inception in 1896.
The current male and female world record holders are Jonathan Edwards of Great Britain, with a jump of 18.29 metres, and Inessa Kravets of Ukraine, with a jump of 15.50 metres.
History
The triple jump, or at least a variant involving three jumps one after the other, has its roots in the Ancient Greek Olympics, with records showing athletes attaining distances of more than 50 feet.[1]
The triple jump was a part of the inaugural 1896 Olympics in Athens, although back then it consisted of two hops on the same foot and then a jump. In fact, the first modern Olympic champion, James Connolly, was a triple jumper. Early Olympics also included the standing triple jump, although this has been removed from the Olympic program and is rarely performed in competition today. The women’s triple jump was introduced into the Olympics in 1996.
Best Year Performance
Men's Season's Best
Women's Seasons Best
Top Ten Performers
Accurate as of September 2007.
Men
NB: These are the top 10 performers of all time, not the top 10 performances. Other legal jumps by people on this list that would exceed the shortest jump on this list are noted below the table.
- 1 Edwards also has legal jumps of 18.16, 18.01, 18.00, 17.99, 17.98, 17.92, 17.88 and 17.86 m. As of 19 June 2006, he has seven of the top 11 jumps of all time. The longest wind aided jump of 18.43(+2.4) was also performed by Edwards.
- 2 Harrison also has legal jumps of 17.99m and 17.93 m.
- 3 Conley also has a legal jump of 17.86 m.
Women
NB: Again, these are the top 10 performers of all time, not the top 10 performances.
- 1 Kravets also has a legal jump of 15.33 m.
- 2 Mbango Etone also has legal jumps of 15.30 and 15.19 m.
- 3 Lebedeva also has legal jumps of 15.33, 15.32, 15.25, 15.23, 15.17 and 15.18 m.
- 4 Devetzi also has legal jumps of 15.25 and 15.23 m.
- 5 Aldama also has legal jumps of 15.28, 15.27 and 15.21 m.
Other famous triple jumpers
See also
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