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triple jump
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triple jump
n.
A distance jump in track and field consisting of a hop landing on the take-off foot, a stride landing on the other foot, and a jump landing on both feet.
triple jump
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) an athletic event in which the competitor has to perform successively a hop, a step, and a jump in continuous movement Also called hop, step, and jump
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Noun1.triple jump - an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movementtriple jump - an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement
hop-step-and-jump
athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics - a contest between athletes
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triple jump n → salto triplo
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CAPTION(S): Cycling uses all the major lower body muscles - the glutes, hamstrings, quads and calves; The average heart rate is 60 to 70bpm, but it can be as low as 40 in an elite sportsperson; REBECCA ROMERO, 28 She won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens as a rower but turned to cycling due to a persistent back injury; PHILLIPS IDOWU, 29 Commonwealth Games triple-jump champion; Triple jumpers need to use every muscle in their legs.
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Edwards, who is in Japan covering the event for BBC television, last night presented the medals to the triple jumpers in the Nagai stadium.
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