Are the 'triple jump' and 'the long jump' the same thing?

Question

Is there even an event in the Olympics called 'the long jump'?

Answer 1

No, they're different events. In the long jump, the competitior runs straight along the runway and then launches into the sand pit. In the triple jump, there are 4 phases... the approach phase, the hop phase, the step phase and the jump phase. During the approach, the jumper runs down the runway, they then hop powerfully on one foot, step or leap onto the other foot, and then jump into the pit by taking off from one foot. It literally looks like a run, and then a hop, skip, and a jump.

Answer 2

obviously they are events...

duh

triple jump is where you jump three times (say once right, left, together) and then into the sand

long jump is just one huge jump into the sand pit

NO THEY ARE NOT THE SAME

Answer 3

no they are not the same thing.

Answer 4

The long jump is when you jump once. The triple jump is when you jump three times.

In the long jump you jump in to sand, but in the triple jump, I believe you do not.

Answer 5

Long jump and Triple jump are two different events.

in the long jump you take one jump into the sand pit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N7qMqx9r...

In the triple jump you take three consecutive jumps into the sand pit.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DIN4Q5yT...

Answer 6

never herd of triple jump

Answer 7

No, they are not.

Long jump is just that, a long jump.