The origins of nearly all Olympic track and field events seem plain to me. They clearly began far back in the mists of time when one person said to the other "I bet I can run from here to there faster than you can," or "I can jump higher (or further) than you can jump," or "I bet you can't throw this rock (or spear) as far as I can throw it."
But the triple jump just baffles me. It's a pretty neat event, but who in the heck came up with the idea?
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It must have been a stutterer that came up with it...perhaps Jimmy from South Park.
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