Lesson 9 · Officials for Athletics

Triple Jump

Health and Physical EducationSubject
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1What is jumping? Name its kinds.
2What is the triple jump, and why is it called the hop-step-jump?
3An athlete takes off from the right foot. Which foot meets the ground in the hop, the step and the jump?
4Give the measurements of the landing area and the runway for the triple jump.
5How far before the landing area is the take-off board? Why is it farther back than in the long jump?
6Write any five rules of the triple jump.
7In a competition with 7 athletes, how many jumps does each get? What if there are 12?
8An athlete's feet land at 10.10 m but a hand touches the sand at 9.90 m. What distance is recorded, and why?