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The sprint triple, also known as the sprint treble, is an informal track and field term for winning the three core sprint titles — the 100 metres, 200 metres, and the 4 × 100 metres relay — at the same major championship, usually the Olympic Games or the World Athletics Championships.[1] Because it requires dominance in two individual events and success with national teammates in the relay, the sprint triple is rare.
Definition
[edit]While not an official event or award, the term is commonly used by media and historians to describe one athlete winning the 100 m, 200 m and participating on the gold-medal 4 × 100 m relay team at a single global championship.[1] The 4 × 100 m relay must be contested at that championship for the triple to be possible.
Notable achievers
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]- Jesse Owens – Berlin 1936 (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m).[2][3]
- Bobby Morrow – Melbourne 1956 (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m).[1][4]
- Carl Lewis – Los Angeles 1984 (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m; also long jump).[5]
- Florence Griffith-Joyner – Seoul 1988 (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m).[6][7]
- Usain Bolt – London 2012; Rio 2016 (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m in each).[8][9][10][11][12][13]
- Elaine Thompson-Herah – Tokyo 2020 (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m).[14][15]
World Athletics Championships
[edit]- Maurice Greene – Seville 1999 (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m).[16]
- Tyson Gay – Osaka 2007 (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m).[17][18][19]
- Usain Bolt – Berlin 2009; Moscow 2013; Beijing 2015 (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m at each).[20][21][22][23][24]
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce – Moscow 2013 (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m).[25][26][27]
- Melissa Jefferson-Wooden – Tokyo 2025 (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m).[28][29][30]
Rarity and context
[edit]Completing a sprint triple requires peak form across rounds in two individual events plus clean baton exchanges and depth in a national team relay pool, which is why it has been achieved only a handful of times in Olympic and World Championships history.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Bobby Morrow, the farmer who won the Olympic sprint treble". Olympics.com. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Berlin 1936 – Athletics results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Jesse Owens immortalized by his fourth gold medal". Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Bobby Joe Morrow". Team USA Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Carl LEWIS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Florence GRIFFITH-JOYNER". Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Seoul 1988 – 4 × 100 m relay women, results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "London 2012 – 100m men, final results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "London 2012 – 200m men, final results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "London 2012 – 4x100m relay men, results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 – 100m men, final results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 – 200m men, final results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 – 4x100m relay men, results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Elaine Thompson-Herah claims Tokyo 2020 sprint treble with relay gold". Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Tokyo 2020 – 4 × 100 m relay women, results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Maurice GREENE – Athlete". Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "100 Metres – Final, Osaka 2007 (men)". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "200 Metres – Final, Osaka 2007 (men)". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "4 × 100 m relay – Final, Osaka 2007 (men)" (PDF). World Athletics (official results PDF). 1 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "200 Metres – Final, Berlin 2009 (men)". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "4 × 100 m relay – Final, Berlin 2009 (men)". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Report: Men's 100 m final – Moscow 2013". World Athletics. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "200 Metres – Final, Beijing 2015 (men)". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "4 × 100 m relay – Final, Beijing 2015 (men)". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Report: Women's 100 m final – Moscow 2013". World Athletics. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Report: Women's 200 m final – Moscow 2013". World Athletics. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Report: Women's 4 × 100 m relay final – Moscow 2013". World Athletics. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ Lorch, Don (20 September 2025). "Jefferson-Wooden adds 200m to 100m gold at Worlds". Reuters. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ Osmond, Andrew (21 September 2025). "USA women win 4x100m in Tokyo as Jefferson-Wooden completes sprint triple". Reuters. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "200 m – Final, Tokyo 2025 (women)". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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