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Also Known As hop, step, and jump

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Yulimar Rojas
Viktor Saneyev
(Top) Mechanics of the triple jump and dimensions of the (centre) jumping area and (bottom) runway.
Watch: A triple jump in track and field
How to hop, step, and jump in the triple jump
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John J. Flanagan
Irish-American athlete
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Brazilian athlete
“Queen of the Triple Jump”
Yulimar Rojas
Venezuelan athlete
Viktor Petrenko
Ukrainian figure skater
Meyer Prinstein
American track and field athlete
Saneyev, Viktor
Viktor Saneyev
Soviet athlete
Ray C. Ewry
American athlete

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