For practicing takeoff and the initial hop, a good drill is to actually slow down with a standing triple jump series. It is the same routine as a regular triple jump but without the approach.

One jump was all it took — the next closest triple jump of the entire meet was her teammate Taylor Nelloms at 13.06 meters. Childress was a national champion.

Jasmine Moore, the 23-year-old, seven-time NCAA champion, has two chances for an Olympic gold medal. Moore is the first U.S. woman to make the Games in both the triple jump and the long jump.

Moore, meanwhile, is spending all her time right now training for the more technical triple jump, where the timing of the hop, skip and takeoff “phases” is the key to success.

This Canadian triple jumper has been training 18 years for this ... achievement was easy to see after her 14.03-metre jump, ... how much she has been through in this hop, step and jump event. ...

Moore, meanwhile, is spending all her time right now training for the more technical triple jump, where the timing of the hop, skip and takeoff “phases” is the key to success. Qualifications ...

Known as the “hop, step, and jump,” the triple jump demands speed, power, precise timing, and rhythm, all qualities Miller ...