Masters Men Triple Jump World Record Progression
This is the progression of world record improvements in different age divisions of men's triple jump in Masters athletics. ;Key: IAAF includes indoor marks in the record list since 2000, but World Masters Athletics, WMA does not follow that practice. Men 35 Men 40 Men 45 Men 50 Men 55 Men 60 Men 65 Men 70 Men 75 Men 80 Men 85 Men 90 References {{Reflist Masters Athletics Triple Jump list
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Triple Jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit. The triple jump was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympics event since the Games' inception in 1896. According to World Athletics rules, "the hop shall be made so that an athlete lands first on the same foot as that from which he has taken off; in the step he shall land on the other foot, from which, subsequently, the jump is performed." The current male world record holder is Jonathan Edwards of the United Kingdom, with a jump of . The current female world record holder is Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela, with a jump of . History Historical sources on the ancient Olympic Games occasionally mention jumps of 15 meters or more. This led sports ...
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