Thursday 16 November 2017

Chapter 70 : TMA : The triple jump (part 1)

I look at next week’s program and see the word Triple-jump. I have a week to practice.

Triple jump is also called the hop, step and jump. I call it the t-jump.  It consists of one continuous movement which you could say is composed of three distinct jumps. The aim is to jump as far as possible.
The hop consist of taking off and landing on the same foot.
The step consists of landing on the other foot and then taking off for the jump.
The jump consists of landing anyway you like, but normally on two feet similar to the long jump.
Other rules are similar to the long jump.

What are the origins of such an obscure event?

In historical records of the ancient Olympics jumps of 15 meters are mentioned.  This led people to conclude that in the ancient Olympics there was an event that consisted of several continuous jumps.
In the first modern Olympic Games in Athens an event consisting of two hops on the same foot and then a jump was included. In the next Olympics the event involved present day rules. 
The standing t-jump was included in the 1900 and 1904 Olympics.  In Ireland the triple jump was contested in ancient Irish Games and was possibly an inspiration for the modern version of the T-jump.
The t-jump was retained in modern athletics because the runway and the landing area were similar to the long jump.


The take-off board is placed across the runway. The jumper can decide which board to jump from or how close to the pit is the board. A legal jump consist of not over stepping the board when taking off.

A foul jump occurs when over stepping the take-off board, not using correct foot sequence or not performed in allotted time. Scraping the ground with the trailing leg is not a foul.


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