Triple jump
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 long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit. The triple jump was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympics event since the Games' inception in 1896.
| Athletics Triple jump | |
|---|---|
| World records | |
| Men | Jonathan Edwards 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in) (1995) |
| Women | Yulimar Rojas 15.74 m (51 ft 7+1⁄2 in) i (2022) |
| Olympic records | |
| Men | Kenny Harrison 18.09 m (59 ft 4 in) (1996) |
| Women | Yulimar Rojas 15.67 m (51 ft 4+3⁄4 in) (2021) |
| World Championship records | |
| Men | Jonathan Edwards 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in) (1995) |
| Women | Inessa Kravets 15.50 m (50 ft 10 in) (1995) |
According to World Athletics rules, "the hop shall be made so that an athlete lands first on the same foot as that from which he has taken off; in the step he shall land on the other foot, from which, subsequently, the jump is performed."
The male world record holder is Jonathan Edwards of the United Kingdom, with a jump of 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in). The female world record holder is Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela, with a jump of 15.74 m (51 ft 7+1⁄2 in).