The Most Underrated Event In Track & Field!

No other movement in sport subjects a human limb to more force than the step in the triple jump. How much force? Research at the University of Iowa showed that the force exerted by a triple jumper can be up to to 22 times the athletes body weight. According to Dr Sam Allen, a lecturer in biomechanics at Loughborough University, that’s the equivalent of an athlete briefly weighing 1.7 tonnes / 3600 pounds (or the weight of a fully grown rhino) and briefly standing on one leg. Published papers have proven triple jumpers develop unusually thick thigh and shin bones to enable them to withstand the force of the event.
And that is just one of the reasons the triple jump might be the most underrated event in track and field. This video highlights an incredible track and field event at 1000 frames per second from the hop to the step to the jump.
Featured olympic athlete: Chris Bernard

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[nattybynature]

The production value in this, my God! Excellent job, guys!

[Jab-lxxf]

Reason 1:Wahoo
Reason 2:Yipee
Reason 3:Wahaa

[mwkryptic]

bro explained it like he was on national geographic

[JoeMama-mpjb]

Thank you! I truly believe Jonathan Edwards world record is among the most beautiful and powerful displays of athleticism ever

[Strategic_Reformer]

As a former hurdler and triple jumper, i just got shin splint PTSD flashbacks

[renebotana]

It’s one of my favorite events this explanation make me love it even more 🔥🤣

[stevespyder]

I was practicing this in my backyard one time, my mom asks what I'm doing. She didn't think it was a real event. "There's no such thing!" then the Olympics came on TV...

[zlavi]

"That's like jumping over 3 NBA players!"

that's such an American measuring system.

[Deondre_Clark]

Watching a high level triple jumper in slo mo is mind bending. Like how is this humanly possible

[obnoxioussubconscious]

Thanks for making this
I am a triple jumper and people don't appreciate enough the physical abilities needed to execute those three phases perfectly. You have to have a balance of speed power and balance to do it.

[eatclectic]

The perfect balance of power and grace. Triple jump takes a very unique type of athleticism. Man I love this event.

[martyd]

19 feet is also the distance from the free throw line to the baseline in basketball

[OscarGreenworth]

Ain’t nobody beating Mario “Jump Man” Mario in this event ever.

[saminnes]

You’re honestly so right about this, going to local field meets and seeing the triple jumpers is like seeing a different species to the rest of is, they’re just built differwnt

[ryanbrashier]

Antetokounmpo needs to learn this form he could pick the ball up at 3/4 court and dunk.

[Gdhus]

Triple jump is my favorite event and seeing a video like this helps me see what I need to change, and it also looks really cool and the editing is crazy good

[theirishace]

This is brilliantly edited! Well done man, you/you guys should be proud of yourselfs

[alanthomas]

don't ya hate when the NBA leave their players laying around

[rianncluff]

This is one of my favorite track events, absolute shin killer tho haha
The way you explained it was so sick, thank you

[alminojer]

Why was this so satisfying I watched this 5 times his voice is also so calm