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 long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizon
Triple jump world record progression
…The following table shows the world record progression in the men's and women's triple jump, officially ratified by the IAAF. An asterisk indicates a record was repeated…
Former world record holder Willie Banks during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea
Phases of Phillips Idowu jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics