The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as "hop, step and jump", whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. The athlete runs down a runway until he reaches a designated mark, from which the jump is measured. The takeoff mark is a board, and in modern championships a strip of plasticine or modeling clay is attached to the board to record athletes overstepping the mark. The first landing has to be done with the takeoff foot. The next phase is a step, landing on the opposite foot, and is followed by the jump, into a sand-filled box, as in the long jump. A "foul" or missed jump occurs when a jumper oversteps the launch mark (most commonly), misses the pit entirely, or does not perform the attempt in the allotted amount of time (usually about one minute). Rotation Landing A figure skating jump is determined by the launch, landing, and number of revolutions completed. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... Not to be confused with the Pleistocene epoch which is part of the geologic timescale. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ...

The triple jump has been included in the modern Olympic Games since its first celebration in 1896. In fact, the first modern Olympic Champion, James Connolly, was a triple jumper, however, the event at this time consisted of two hops and a jump. In 1996, a triple jump event for women was added to the Olympics, having already been included in both the Outdoor World Championships and World Indoor Championships. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... For the Irish labor leader, see James Connolly (nationalist) James Brendan Bennet Connolly (October 28, 1868 – January 20, 1957) was an American athlete and author. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... The International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships were inaugurated as the World Indoor Games in 1985 in Paris, France and were subsequently renamed in 1987 as they are known today. ...

The triple jump requires speed, power, rhythm and resilience. However, athletes with limited natural ability can still do well by developing a good technique. If an athlete has reasonable 100m speed (under 12 seconds), and is prepared to complete a training program of weight-training, plyometrics and technical work, she or he might eventually be able to achieve distances in excess of 13 or even 14 metres. In exceptional cases, so long as an athlete has other necessary qualities, lack of blinding speed need not be a barrier to international success. One currently competing British triple jumper (1994 commonwealth champion) is still able to achieve international class distances of 16.50m with 11.5 100m speed. Plyometrics is a type of exercise that utilizes a rapid eccentric movement, followed by a short amortization phase, and then followed by an explosive concentric movement, which enables the synergistic muscles to engage in the myotatic-stretch reflex during the stretch-shortening cycle. ...

The current male and female world record holders are Jonathan Edwards of the UK, with a jump of 18.29 metres (Göteborg, August 7, 1995) and Inessa Kravets of Ukraine with a jump of 15.50 metres (Göteborg, August 10, 1995). The men's world indoor record is shared by Aliecer Urrutia of Cuba and Christian Olsson of Sweden with a mark of 17.83 metres. The women's world indoor record measures 15.36 metres, jumped by Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Jonathan David Edwards CBE (born May 10, 1966 in London, England) is a former British triple jumper and widely regarded as the finest triple jumper of all time. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... For other uses, see Gothenburg (disambiguation). ... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ukrainian triple jumper Inessa Kravets, née Shulyak (Інеса Кравець, born October 5, 1966) jumped the world record at the 1995 world championships after studying a picture of Jonathan Edwards. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aliecer Urrutia (born September 22, 1974) is a former triple jumper from Cuba Having set a personal best of 17. ... Christian Olsson (born January 25, 1980 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an athlete competing in high jump and triple jump. ... Tatyana Lebedeva (born July 21, 1976) is a Russian athlete. ... The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004. ...

Top 10 performers

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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. For a more complete list of all-time performers, see www.alltime-athletics.com.

Mark	Wind	Athlete	Nationality	Venue	Date
18.29	1.3	Jonathan Edwards1	Great Britain	Gothenburg	August 7, 1995
18.09	-0.4	Kenny Harrison2	United States	Atlanta	July 27, 1996
17.97	1.5	Willie Banks	United States	Indianapolis	June 16, 1985
17.92	1.6	Khristo Markov	Bulgaria	Rome	August 31, 1987
17.92	1.9	James Beckford	Jamaica	Odessa	May 20, 1995
17.90	0.4	Jadel Gregório	Brazil	Belém	May 20, 2007
17.90	1.0	Vladimir Inozemtsev	Soviet Union /  Ukraine	Bratislava	June 20, 1990
17.89	0.0	João Carlos de Oliveira	Brazil	Mexico City	October 15, 1975
17.87	1.7	Mike Conley3	United States	San Jose	June 26, 1987
17.86	1.3	Charles Simpkins	United States	Kobe	September 2, 1985

• 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.

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Women

NB: Again, these are the top 10 performers of all time, not the top 10 performances. For a more complete list of all-time performers, see www.alltime-athletics.com.

Mark	Wind	Athlete	Nationality	Venue	Date
15.50	1.9	Inessa Kravets1	Ukraine	Gothenburg	August 10, 1995
15.34	-0.5	Tatyana Lebedeva2	Russia	Heraklion	July 4, 2004
15.32	0.9	Hrysopiyi Devetzi3	Greece	Athens	August 21, 2004
15.30	0.6	Françoise Mbango Etone	Cameroon	Athens	August 23, 2004
15.29	0.3	Yamilé Aldama4	Cuba /  Sudan	Rome	July 11, 2003
15.28	0.9	Yargelis Savigne	Cuba	Osaka	August 31, 2007
15.20	0.0	Šárka Kašpárková	Czech Republic	Athens	August 4, 1997
15.20	-0.3	Tereza Marinova	Bulgaria	Sydney	September 24, 2000
15.18	0.3	Iva Prandzheva	Bulgaria	Gothenburg	August 10, 1995
15.16	0.1	Rodica Mateescu	Romania	Athens	August 4, 1997

• ¹ Kravets also has a legal jump of 15.33 m.
• ² Lebedeva also has legal jumps of 15.33, 15.32, 15.25, 15.23 and 15.18 m.
• ³ Devetzi also has a legal jump of 15.25 m.
• ⁴ Aldama also has legal jumps of 15.28, 15.27 and 15.21 m.

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Other famous triple jumpers

• Anna Biryukova
• Ashia Hansen
• Yargelis Savigne
• Viktor Saneyev
• Leonid Shcherbakov
• Vilho Tuulos
• Christian Olsson
• Walter Davis
• Nelson Évora

Anna Biryukova (born September 27, 1969) is a retired triple jumper from Russia. ... Ashia Hansen (born 5 December 1971 in Evansville, Indiana, USA) is an athlete who is considered Britains greatest-ever female triple jumper. ... Yargelis Savigne (born November 13, 1984 in Guantanamo) is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump. ... Viktor Danilovich Saneyev (Russian: ) (born October 3, 1945, Sukhumi, Georgian SSR) is a retired Russian triple jumper, who competed internationally for the USSR and won four Olympic medals; three golds (1968, 1972 and 1976) and one silver (1980). ... Leonid Shcherbakov (Russian: ) (born 7 April 1927) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. ... Vilho Tuulos (March 26, 1895 – September 2, 1967) was a Finnish triple jumper and long jumper. ... Christian Olsson (born January 25, 1980 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an athlete competing in high jump and triple jump. ... Walter Davis (born July 2, 1979 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an African American athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. ... Nelson Évora (born April 20, 1984) is a Portuguese athlete who specializes in the triple jump (current world champion) and long jump. ...

External links

• International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) – official site
• World Record progression in athletics
• World Masters Athletics - official site
• Masters T&F World Rankings
• Athletics all-time performances