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Triple Crown
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The term Triple Crown is used in several distinct contexts.
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The Triple Crown is a term sometimes used to describe the three-tiered crown or tiara named Triregnum formerly used by popes.
In sport, a Triple Crown is achieved by winning three specific events, usually in a single season. This includes the following:
- Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (the usual referent of "Triple Crown" in the U.S.)
- Triple Crown of Aerial Skiing
- Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing
- Triple Crown of Motorsport - (Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500, 24 hours of Le Mans)
- Triple Crown of Cycling
- Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers
- Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters
- Triple Crown in baseball
- Triple Crown (Rugby Union)
- Triple Crown of Running
- Triple Crown of Snooker
- Triple Crown of Snowboarding
- Triple Crown of Surfing
- Triple Crown of Golf - (The Open Championship; US Open; Canadian Open)
- Triple Crown of Brazilian Football
- Triple Crown (Beauty Pageants) (a woman who has been a state titleholder in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America systems)
- Triple Crown of Chili (Beischer secret recipe)
- USAC Triple Crown - An award created in 1995 for Tony Stewart after winning all three USAC titles in the same year (Midget, Sprint, and Silver crown series). In 2003 J. J. Yeley]] became the second USAC Triple Crown winner.
The Triple Crown Tournament was a cricket competition in the United Kingdom.
The All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown is a professional wrestling title based in Japan, consisting of three belts which were formerly individual titles.
The WWE Triple Crown and TNA Triple Crown are combination of three professional wrestling titles.
The term has also been applied in the world of entertainment, for winners of a Tony Award, Academy Award and Emmy Award.
In football (soccer), a term equivalent and more commonly used is a Treble.
In backpacking, the Triple Crown refers to the three longest north-south hiking trails in the United States: the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail.
- Triple crown is sometimes a term used by business schools to refer to triple accreditation from AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB.
- The term has been used in Combat Sports to acknowledge an individual who has won major competition titles in three separate martial art styles (eg. Karate, Judo, and Kickboxing).
- A triple crown is also a type of sex toy, in the form of a cock ring with a separate ring for the scrotum.
- Triple Crown Records, a record label.
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