Triple Jump

No. 101: Christian Taylor Almost Set the Triple Jump World Record!

Aug 27, 2015

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Athletics, Christian Taylor, Jan Jelezny, Javelin, Jonathan Edwards, Julius Yego, Kenya, Pedro Pichardo, Teddy Tamgho, Triple Jump, World Record

What a jump! That last phase looks like it hurt, but was so worth it! The world record in the triple jump is 60′. So close! That is the third time Taylor has jumped beyond 18m, equaling the number of times Jonathan Edwards – the world record holder – jumped beyond the 18m mark. He…
No.1: Speed It Is I Love

Nov 24, 2009

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Aziz Zakari, Bob Beamon, Brendan Christian, Carl Lewis, Davidson College, dyestat, iaaf, Jeremy Wariner, Justin Gatlin, Kelly Willie, Maurice Greene, milestat, Track & Field, Track and field, Triple Jump, University of Georgia

My first track meet ever, I lined up for the 100m dash next to a guy wearing Air Force 1s, jean shorts, and an NFL jersey. All eight of us in the race had no idea how to get into the right stance, and were jumping around trying to get a jump on the starter’s…