Editing Triple jump (section)

==History==
Historical sources on the ancient Olympic Games occasionally mention jumps of 15 metres or more. This led sports historians to conclude that these must have been a series of jumps, thus providing the basis for the triple jump.<ref>Rosenbaum, Mike (2012). An Illustrated History of the Triple Jump. Retrieved from http://trackandfield.about.com/od/triplejump/ss/illustriplejump.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206060003/http://trackandfield.about.com/od/triplejump/ss/illustriplejump.htm |date=2009-02-06 }}.</ref> However, there is no evidence for the triple jump being included in the ancient Olympic Games, and the recorded extraordinary distances may be due to the artistic license of the authors of victory poems, rather than attempts to report accurate results.<ref>Koski, Rissanen & Tahvanainen (2004). Antiikin urheilu. Olympian kentiltä Rooman areenoille. [The Sports of Antiquity. From the Fields of Olympia to Roman Arenas.] Jyväskylä: Atena Kustannus Oy. {{ISBN|951-796-341-6}}</ref>

The triple jump was a part of the [[1896 Olympics|inaugural modern Olympics]] in 1896 in Athens, although at the time it consisted of two hops on the same foot and then a jump.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/triple-jump|title=Triple jump {{!}} athletics|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> The first modern Olympic champion, [[James Connolly (athlete born 1868)|James Connolly]], was a triple jumper. Early Olympics also included the [[standing triple jump]], although this has since been removed from the Olympic program and is rarely performed in competition today. The women's triple jump was introduced into the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ATH/womens-triple-jump.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174449/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ATH/womens-triple-jump.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Triple Jump|publisher=Sports-reference.com |access-date=2013-08-18}}</ref>

In [[Irish mythology]] the geal-ruith (triple jump) was an event contested in the ancient Irish [[Tailteann Games (ancient)|Tailteann Games]] as early as 1829 BC.<ref>Adams, Patricia (2006-03-01). History of the Highland Games and Women in Scottish Athletics. ''...contained in the Irish "Book of Leinster", which was written in the twelfth century AD...this book describes the Tailteann Games held at Telltown, County Meath from 1829 BC until at least 554 BC...included in these events...were the geal-ruith (triple jump)''. [[Clan MacTavish]] Genealogy and History, 1 March 2006. Retrieved from http://www.dunardry.net/ladies_lounge.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517052239/http://www.dunardry.net/ladies_lounge.html |date=2008-05-17 }}.</ref>