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Triple jump
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Athletics
Triple jump
The triple jump is a fi eld event where the jump comprises a hop, a step and a jump. The hop is made so
that the athlete lands fi rst on the same foot as that from which he/she has taken off, in the step he/she
must land on the other foot, from which, subsequently, the jump is performed.
Runway
Athletes sprint down a runway, which is between 1220 – 1250 mm wide, between a minimum of 40
metres and 45 metres long and is usually covered with the same surfaces as the running tracks, and
jump as far as possible off a wooden board into a pit fi lled with fi nely ground gravel or sand.
Take off board
The take off board is made of wood or any other suitable rigid material and sunk level with the runway.
The board, 200 mm wide and 1220 mm long, is placed across the runway at a distance of between one
and three metres from the landing area.
Beyond the take off board is a tray of plasticine or some similar soft substance to record foot faults. The
plasticine tray is 100 mm wide. A take off line separates the board from the plasticine indicator.
Landing area (pit)
The landing area usually fi lled with fi ne damp sand, which is raked level with the take off board after
every jump, is between 1750 mm and 2000 mm wide and the distance from the take off line and the
NEAREST end of the pit should not be less than 11 metre long for women and 13 metre for men. The
sides of the pit may have boards placed on either side to contain the sand.
A jump is measured from the nearest break in the landing area made by any part of the athlete to the
take off line and at right angles to it. The distance measured is rounded down to the nearest 0,01 metre
if the distance measured includes a fraction of a centimetre. To-date jumps of 18.29 metres have been
offi cially recorded.
1,22 - 1,25m
A
B
40 - 45m 10m
Landing Area (Pit)
11 - 13m
1,75 - 2m