 Similar to the long jump , the triple jump takes place on a track heading towards a sandpit . Originally , athletes would hop on the same leg twice before jumping into the pit , but this was changed to the current " hop , step and jump " pattern from 1900 onwards . There is some dispute over whether the triple jump was contested in ancient Greece : while some historians claim that a contest of three jumps occurred at Ancient Games , others such as Stephen G. Miller believe this is incorrect , suggesting that the belief stems from a mythologised account of Phayllus of Croton having jumped 55 ancient feet ( around 16 @.@ 3 m ) . The Book of Leinster , a 12th @-@ century Irish manuscript , records the existence of geal @-@ ruith ( triple jump ) contests at the ancient Tailteann Games . 
 Similar to the long jump , the triple jump <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>takes</mark></a> place on a track heading towards a sandpit . Originally , athletes would hop on the same leg twice before jumping into the pit , but this was changed to the current " hop , step and jump " pattern from 1900 onwards . <a href='dey_it' title='2'><mark>There</mark></a> is some dispute over whether the triple jump was contested in ancient Greece : while some historians claim that a contest of three jumps occurred at Ancient Games , others such as Stephen G. Miller believe this is incorrect , suggesting that the belief <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>stems</mark></a> from a mythologised account of Phayllus of Croton <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>having</mark></a> jumped 55 ancient feet ( around 16 @.@ 3 m ) . The Book of Leinster , a 12th @-@ century Irish manuscript , <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>records</mark></a> the existence of geal @-@ ruith ( triple jump ) contests at the ancient Tailteann Games . 
Similar to da long jump , the triple jump take place on a track heading towards a sandpit . Originally , athletes would hop on the same leg twice b4 jumping into tdapit , but dis was changed to the current " hop , step and jump " pattern from 1900 onwards . It is sum dispute over whether thdariple jump was contested in ancient Greece : while some historians claim that a contest of three jumps occurred at Ancient Games , others such as Stephen G. Miller believe this is incorrect , suggesting that the belief stem from a mythologised account of Phayllus of Croton done jumped 55 ancient feet ( around 16 @.@ 3 m ) . The Book of Leinster , a 12th @-@ century Irish manuscript , record the existence of geal @-@ ruith ( triple jump ) contests at thedacient Tailteann Games .