Triple Crown
A Triple Crown is the act of winning or completing the three most important, difficult, or prestigious events, feats, 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.
Sports
Horse racing
Motor racing
- Triple Crown of Motorsport
- Triple Crown of endurance racing
- Triple Crown (IndyCar)
Professional wrestling
- Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (Japan)
- Triple Crown (professional wrestling) (mainly United States)
Other endeavors
- Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing
- Triple Crown (baseball)
- Triple Crown (basketball)
- Triple Crown of Boxing
- Triple Crown of Brazilian Football
- Triple Crown of Bridge
- Triple Crown of Cycling
- Triple Crown (golf)
- Triple Crown of Hiking
- Triple Crown (poker)
- Triple Crown (rugby union)
- Triple Crown (snooker)
- Triple Crown of Surfing
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Triple Crown Tournament, cricket
- Triple Crown of Grand Slam (tennis)
- Triple Crown of Nordic skiing
- Triple Crown Tour of USA Ultimate
- Triple Crown of Canoe Racing
Other uses
- Chiappa Triple Crowns are Italian made triple-barrel shotguns
- Coat of arms of the Drapers Company, 1439 emblem with three triple crowns
- Papal tiara, the three-tiered crown that was used by popes for centuries
- Triple accreditation, in business schools
- Triple Crown of Acting, for winners of an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award in acting categories
- Triple Crown Records, a record label
- Triple Crown of National High Adventure award, associated with High Adventure Bases of the Boy Scouts of America
- Triple Crown of Science Fiction (Nebula Award, Hugo Award, and Philip K. Dick Award), won by William Gibson
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See also
- Grand Tour (cycling)
- Grand Slam (golf)
- Grand Slam (tennis)
- Three Crowns, an emblem of Sweden
- Three crowns (disambiguation)
- Three Kingdoms (disambiguation)
- Treble (association football)
- Triple Gold Club in ice hockey
- Winston Million in NASCAR
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