Triple Crown
Appearance
The term Triple Crown is often used to describe the act of winning or completing the three most important or difficult or prestigious events, tournaments, or prizes in a given field. Originating in England in the mid-19th century in the sport of horse racing, it has spread to other competitive endeavors.
Horse racing
- English Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
- Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)
- Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
- Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers
- Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters
- Triple Crown of Hurdling
Motor racing
Golf
Tennis
Professional wrestling
Other sports
- Triple Crown Tour (Ultimate)
- Triple Crown of Athletics: an athlete who won gold at both the Olympic Games, the World Championships and broken the world record.
- Triple Crown (American Football) A Triple Crown, in the National Football League, is an individual statistical achievement possible at a variety of positions on both offense and defense, all of which, however, ultimately require a player to finish a League Calendar Year, better known as a season, leading the NFL in three major statistical categories relative to his particular position(s).
- Another Triple Crown of professional gridiron football involves a player winning the Super Bowl, Grey Cup, and any other professional American football championship games
- Triple Crown (Poker)
- Major League Baseball Triple Crown
- Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing
- Triple Crown of high school baseball in Japan, consisting of the spring invitational tournament, summer national championships and autumn national sports festival.
- Triple Crown (basketball)
- Triple Crown of Boxing
- Triple Crown of Bridge
- Triple Crown of Cycling
- Triple Crown of Brazilian Football
- Triple Crown (Nordic Skiing)
- Triple Crown (rugby union)
- Triple Crown of Snooker
- Triple Crown of Surfing
- Triple Crown (swimming)
- Triple Crown Tournament (cricket)
- Triple Crown of Hiking
- Triple Crown of United States Conformation Dog Shows: the Westminster Dog Show, National Dog Show and AKC/Eukanuba National Championship
- Triple Crown of Professional Paintball, a professional paintball team winning all 3 big series: the Millennium Series, Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP), and the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL)
Cinema
- Triple Crown of international film festivals: Cannes, Venice, and Berlin[1]
Science fiction
- Triple Crown of Science Fiction: Nebula Award, Hugo Award, and Philip K. Dick Award. The only recipient for a single work is William Gibson for Neuromancer.[2]
Other uses
- Papal Tiara, the three-tiered crown that was used by popes for centuries
- Coat of arms of the Drapers' Company, 1439 emblem with three triple crowns
- Triple Crown of Acting, for winners of an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award in acting categories
- Triple accreditation, in business schools
- Triple Crown Records, a record label
- Triple Crown of Long-Distance Hiking, a reference to the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail.
See also
- Treble (association football)
- Triple Gold Club
- Three Crowns
- Grand Slam (tennis)
- Grand Slam (golf)
- Grand Tour (cycling)
- Winston Million
References
- ^ Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente, Volume 6, Part 2004. Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, GobBsAs, Secretaría de Cultura, Subsecretaría de Gestión e Industrias Culturales. p. 99.
... Berlin, Cannes and Venice, the triple crown of international festivals.
- ^ McCaffery, Larry. "An Interview with William Gibson". Retrieved 2007-11-05., reprinted in McCaffery 1991, pp. 263–285