Triple Jump

The triple jump is an athletics event for track and field that consists of three steps. The triple jump used to be called "hop, step and jump" because this is what the triple jump steps consisted of. Most people like the triple jump in track and field events in school and try to compete for the Olympics. The athlete runs down a runway to the designated spot where he will begin. The competition begins with a hop and he must land on the foot he hopped with. The step begins with the same foot that the hop landed on, only this time you land on the other foot. The jump begins with the foot the step landed on and you jump into a sand-filled box. If the jumper misses the starting point, misses the pit entirely or doesn't do it in the allotted time, it's considered a foul or missed jump.

This should answer anyone's question of how to triple jump. There are different drills for triple jump that you can do to get your legs and feet in sync. You can also get a triple jump video that will give you triple jump tips.

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There are sites online that have triple jump video clips that you can watch to try to improve your game. It may also be able to show you a technique for triple jump that can help you. The triple jump requires power, speed, rhythm and resilience. One triple jump technique that athletes feel has helped them is taking up weight training. They felt this allowed them to jump further than before the training. Many different sites will tell you different triple jump tips. Working on your speed and coordination will help you get the right triple jump technique. Speed and strength have a lot to do with how well you do at triple jump.

The triple jump has been in the Olympics since its beginning in 1896. The first Olympic Champion, James Connolly, was a triple jumper, but at that time it consisted of two hops and a jump. The world record triple jump for men is Jonathon Edwards of the UK with a jump of 18.29 meters. The triple jump world record for women is Inessa Kravets of Ukraine with a jump of 15.50. They apparently had some very good triple jump techniques. There is also a triple jump record for indoors.