running broad jump
Americannoun
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Chief star: R. M. N. Tisdall, rangy Irishman, who won the shot put, running broad jump, 20-yard high hurdles, quarter-mile.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Ithacans also cleaned up in the running broad jump with a team average of 20 feet, 9 and 1/16 inches.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)
Alden was second in the shot put and Winthrop second in the running high jump while neither scored in throwing the hammer nor in the running broad jump.
From Winning His "W" A Story of Freshman Year at College by Tomlinson, Everett Titsworth
"Besides the boxing match and standing broad jump are the running broad jump; high jumping, a match with foils and a revolver contest."
From The Boy Allies at Jutland by Hayes, Clair W. (Clair Wallace)
He had done his nineteen feet in the running broad jump.
From Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport by McFall, J. V.
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