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. ❋ Matthew Futterman (2011)
Shortly before joining them, triple-jumper Myer Prinstein had become the first Jewish-American to win Olympic gold. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (2008)
A U.S. triple-jumper won for "controlling his own disappointment" after losing to a Pole. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The Duke of York and triple-jumper Jonathan Edwards also took their seats on a full Centre Court before Murray and Nadal arrived on court to start play. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Among those already signed up for ambassadorial roles are former triple-jumper ❋ Unknown (2010)
In track, however (yes, they're running track right now), Emporia State sprinter Derwin Hall and triple-jumper Josh Honeycutt, who is the defending national champ, took home athlete of the week awards. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The public will vote on whose achievements this have been head and shoulders above the rest including triple-jumper Phillips Idowu and England Cricket champion Andrew Strauss ❋ Unknown (2009)
The triple-jumper, renowned for his dyed, bright-red hair and facial piercings, had been marked down as a bit of an underachiever at major events until his arrival at the Berlin World Championships in August. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Comment: Second-best triple-jumper in area with a hop of 34-7. 75
