Triple Jump

Triple Jump is only contested by U11 to U17 athletes.  The conduct of the event is the same as that of the Long Jump.  The take-off mat is positioned at whole metre distances in front of the pit.

The Triple Jump consists of a hop, step and jump.  It is defined as “The hop shall be made so that the competitor lands first upon the same foot as that from which he/she has taken off; in the step he/she shall land on the other foot from which the jump is performed”.

Officiating · Plympton Flyers Little Athletics

Triple Jump

Hop, step and jump — for U11 to U17 athletes.

The event

About triple jump

Triple Jump is only contested by U11 to U17 athletes. The conduct of the event is the same as that of the Long Jump. The take-off mat is positioned at whole metre distances in front of the pit.

The Triple Jump consists of a hop, step and jump. It is defined as: "The hop shall be made so that the competitor lands first upon the same foot as that from which they have taken off; in the step they shall land on the other foot from which the jump is performed."

Related event

Conduct shared with Long Jump

Take-off, fouls and measurement protocols mirror the Long Jump rules.

See Long Jump rules
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