TRIPLE CROWN

The term 'Triple Crown' is used in several distinct contexts.

Contents

Papal Tiara

Sport and entertainment

Horse racing

Motor racing

Winter sport

Others

Similar Concepts

Backpacking

Other uses

Papal Tiara

'The Triple Crown' is a term sometimes used to describe the three-tiered crown or tiara named Triregnum formerly used by popes.

Sport and entertainment

In sport, a 'Triple Crown' is achieved by winning three specific events, usually in a single season. This includes the following:

Horse racing

★ Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (the usual reference to "Triple Crown" in the U.S.)

★ Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers

★ Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters

Motor racing

★ Triple Crown of Motorsport - (Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500, 24 hours of Le Mans)

★ Triple Crown of endurance racing - (24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of Le Mans)

★ 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.

Winter sport

★ Triple Crown of Aerial Skiing

★ Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing

★ Triple Crown of Snowboarding

Others

★ Triple Crown in Baseball

★ Triple Crown in Basketball

★ Triple Crown of Boxing

★ Triple Crown of Cycling

★ Triple Crown of Brazilian Football

★ Triple Crown of Golf - (The Open Championship; US Open; Canadian Open)

★ Triple Crown (Rugby Union)

★ Triple Crown of Running

★ Triple Crown of Snooker

★ Triple Crown of Surfing

★ 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)
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.

Similar Concepts

★ Grand Slam

★ Triple Gold Club

★ Winston Million

Backpacking

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.

Other uses

★ 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.