three-peat
Sign in to saveIn sports (especially in North America), a three-peat is winning three consecutive championships or tournaments. The term, a portmanteau of the words three and repeat, originated with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, during their unsuccessful campaign for a third consecutive championship during the 1988–89 season, having won the previous two NBA finals.
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- Origin
- Trademark
- Three-peats in North American leagues/championships
- North America: professional sports
- [[All-America Football Conference]]
- [[Arena Football League]]
- [[American Hockey League]]
- [[Champ Car World Series]]
- [[Continental Basketball Association]]
- [[ECHL]]
- [[Formula Drift]]
- [[IndyCar Series]]
- [[Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)|Major Indoor Soccer League]]
- [[Major League Baseball]] ([[World Series]])
- [[Major League Rugby]] (MLR Championship)
- [[NASCAR Cup Series]]
- [[National Basketball Association]] ([[NBA Finals]])
- [[National Football League]] ([[List of NFL champions (1920–1969)|NFL champions]])
- [[National Hockey League]] ([[Stanley Cup Final]])
- [[Premier Hockey Federation]] ([[Isobel Cup]])
- [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]]
- [[United Football League (2024)|United Football League]]
- [[Women's National Basketball Association]] ([[WNBA Finals]])
- United States: College Sports
- United States: tabletop games
- United States: marching arts
- Three-peats in domestic leagues/championships
- Australian Football
- Australia
- Germany
- American Football
- Costa Rica
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- Argentina
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- Denmark
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- Switzerland
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- Futsal
- Brazil
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- Portugal
- Russia
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- Gaelic football
- Handball
- Iraq
- Slovenia
- Russia
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- Hurling
- Ice Hockey
- Australia
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- Rugby Union
- Australia & New Zealand
- England
- Rugby League
- Australia & New Zealand
- England
- Volleyball
- Philippines
- South Korea
- Three-peats in continental and international championships
- Olympics
- [[Summer Olympics]]
- [[Winter Olympics]]
- Chess
- [[World Chess Championship]]s
- [[Women's World Chess Championship]]s
- Association Football
- Athletics
- Cricket
- Cycling
- Darts
- Esports
- Competitive eating
- [[Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest]]
- Men
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- Nathan's Famous Lemonade Chug Contest
- Futsal
- Golf
- [[US Open (golf)|US Open]]
- [[The Open Championship]]
- [[PGA Championship]]
- Handball
- International rules football
- Motorsports
- Motorcycling
- Motorboat racing
- Rugby
- Rugby Union
- Rugby League
- Surfing
- Winter X Games
- Tennis
- [[Davis Cup]]
- [[Fed Cup]]
- [[Australian Open]]
- Men's singles
- Women's singles
- Men's doubles
- Women's doubles
- [[French Open]]
- Men's singles
- Women's singles
- Men's doubles
- Women's doubles
- [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
- Gentlemen's singles
- Ladies' singles
- Gentlemen's doubles
- Ladies' doubles
- [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
- Men's singles
- Women's singles
- Men's doubles
- Women's doubles
- [[ATP World Tour Finals]]
- Singles
- Doubles
- [[WTA Finals]]
- Singles
- [[Indian Wells Masters]]
- Men's singles
- Men's doubles
- [[Miami Open (tennis)|Miami Open]]
- Men's singles
- Women's singles
- Men's doubles
- Women's doubles
- [[Monte Carlo Masters]]
- Men's singles
- [[Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]]
- Men's singles
- [[Paris Masters]]
- Men's singles
- [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Championships]]
- Men's singles
- [[Barcelona Open (tennis)|Barcelona Open]]
- Men's singles
- [[Halle Open]]
- Men's singles
- [[China Open (tennis)|China Open]]
- Men's singles
- [[Swiss Indoors]]
- Men's singles
- National Football League
- Related terms
- References
In sports (especially in North America), a three-peat is winning three consecutive championships or tournaments. The term, a portmanteau of the words three and repeat, originated with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, during their unsuccessful campaign for a third consecutive championship during the 1988–89 season, having won the previous two NBA finals.
==Origin== The Oxford English Dictionary credits an Illinois high school senior, Sharif Ford, with the earliest published use of the word in the March 8, 1989, edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Ford's quote uses the term in a sporting context and serves to provide a clear etymology as well: