An operations research approach to the triple jump

Jack Brimberg; Bill Hurley; Shaul P. Ladany

doi:10.1504/IJSMM.2006.008116

An operations research approach to the triple jump

Jack Brimberg, Bill Hurley, Shaul P. Ladany

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

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Abstract

There are wide-ranging views among track and field experts regarding the optimal strategy to use in the triple jump. The controversy pertains to the effort which should be expended in each of the hop, step, and jump phases. In this paper, we develop a dynamic programming approach for finding the optimal strategy. The results of our model support a recent shift in opinion in favour of a jump-dominated technique. However, the improvement is marginal, and hence, the best strategy may in the end be athlete specific.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	208-214
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing
Volume	1
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSMM.2006.008116
State	Published - 1 Jan 2006

Keywords

Dynamic programming
Track and field
Triple jump

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business and International Management
Strategy and Management
Management Science and Operations Research
Marketing

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