Triple Jump

Discipline: Field

The triple jump is a field event in which athletes perform a sequence of three movements — hop, step, and jump — to achieve the greatest possible distance. It combines speed, balance, rhythm, and explosive power, making it one of the most technically demanding jumping events in athletics.
At Athens 1896, the event appeared under the historic name “hop, step and jump” and was contested as a final-only competition on 6 April at the Panathenaic Stadium. James B. Connolly won with 13.71 metres, becoming the first Modern Olympic Champion.
At Paris 1900, the event was added after athletes entered for the standing triple jump requested a conventional triple-jump competition. It was held as a final-only event on 16 July at Croix Catelan, with 13 athletes from six countries. Meyer Prinstein won with an Olympic-record mark of 14.47 metres, ahead of defending champion James B. Connolly and Lewis Sheldon.