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Who invented the triple jump?

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The Greeks

The first documentation of the triple jump was in 1794 with a competition at Islington cricket ground. It was thought that the birthplace of the triple jump was the Lowlands of Scotland, but the Lowlands first documented evidence only dates back to 1797.

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John Connolly

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Lowland Scotland and Ireland.

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Hop Step and Jump

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