triple-jumper

When the games begin, Britons will be cheering for the nation's handful of contenders, like triple-jumper Phillips Idowu, heptahlete Jessica Ennis and distance runner Mohamed Farah.

The Sad State of British Track Matthew Futterman 2011

Shortly before joining them, triple-jumper Myer Prinstein had become the first Jewish-American to win Olympic gold.

When the Irish Ruled New York Sports 2010

Simi Adeagbo, a triple-jumper who did not make the Olympic team, said that after spending most of this year training with the amputee sprinter April Holmes and several other Paralympians at the Olympic center in Chula Vista, her view of disabled athletes had changed.

Archive 2008-10-01 2008

A U.S. triple-jumper won for "controlling his own disappointment" after losing to a Pole.

Another Daunting Olympic Quest: 2008

Also appearing in the spots are Simona La Mantia, an Italian triple-jumper, Nicola Spirig, a Swiss triathlete, Nicola Sanders, a British sprinter, and Delphine Delsalle, a French judoist.

Softer Nike Pitch Woos Europe's Women 2008

Simi Adeagbo, a triple-jumper who did not make the Olympic team, said that after spending most of this year training with the amputee sprinter April Holmes and several other Paralympians at the Olympic center in Chula Vista, her view of disabled athletes had changed.

medals are good, equality is better 2008

The team includes three of Britain's recruits from overseas, American-born 100m hurdler Tiffany Porter, Anguillan-born long-jumper Shara Proctor and triple-jumper Yamile Aldama, a former World Championship silver medallist who has previously represented Cuba and Sudan.

Evening Standard - Home 2011

Roland was diagnosed late last year with a rare heart condition that she has to monitor, but she had been healthy this spring and came into the meet as the state's leading triple-jumper.

The Seattle Times 2011

Long jumper Chris Tomlinson wants to make up for wasted years at World Championships in South Korea Chris Tomlinson, the gangly perennial of Britain's athletics elite, once harboured dreams of becoming a triple-jumper.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

The nation's top high school triple-jumper will compete in his specialty, plus four other events: the 100 meters, the 400-meter relay, the 1,600 relay and the long jump.

statesman.com - Highschool 2010