Triple jump the mid-1980s. The IAAF changed the rules following outrage at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, when Russian field officials in the Men's Triple Jump ruled as foul 8 of the 12 jumps made by two leading competitors (from Brazil and Australia) thus helping two Russian jumpers win the Gold and Silver medals. "Note: Results cannot count towards records if they are Wind assisted (>2.0 m/s)." Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group,
Flip jump flip entrance, typically landed on the left toe pick and right forward inside edge for a counterclockwise jump, is called a "half flip". The half flip, in turn, forms the basis for the common split jump, in which the skater achieves either a front-to-back or sideways (Russian or straddle) split position at the apex of the jump. A full-rotation flip jump with a split position is sometimes seen as well; this is called a "split flip". In the past, it was also quite common for skaters to perform a "one-and-a-half flip" jump as an element in jump sequences or as