What is Triple jump?
The '''triple jump''' (also known in certain countries as a '''''triple hop, step and jump''''' or '''''hop, skip and jump''''') is a [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]] [[event]]. It has been a part of the [[World championships (track and field)|World Championships]] since 1995. The event consists of someone running up to a line, jumping and landing on the same [[foot]] (a [[hop]]), jumping onto the other foot (a [[skip]]) and then jumping into a shallow [[pit]] of [[sand]]. The winner is the person whose final jump lands the [[far]]thest from the line they started jumping at. It is a common game played on playgrounds. [[File:Men's Triple Jump.webm|thumb|[[International University Sports Federation]] - Gwangju 2015 - Men's Triple Jump Final, Dmitrii SOROKIN (RUS 17.29) wins Gold.]] {{sport-stub}} [[Category:Events in athletics]]