How did the track and field event - Triple Jump originate? I mean, who came up with that whole concept?

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How did the track and field event - Triple Jump originate? I mean, who came up with that whole concept?

2006-07-04 13:43:45 · 2 answers · asked by Dan G 1 in Sports ➔ Olympics

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According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, the origins of the triple jump are obscure, but it may be related to the ancient children's game hopscotch. It has been a modern Olympic event since the first Games in 1896; at those Games two hops were used, but one hop was used at the Olympics thereafter. (The standing triple jump was contested only in the 1900 and 1904 Olympics.)

2006-07-05 05:15:18 · answer #1 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Origin Of Triple Jump

2017-01-13 10:28:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋