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standing broad jump

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noun

Track.
  1. a jump for distance from a standing position.


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He also had a standing broad jump of 10 feet, 3 inches.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2022

Without helmets, shoulder pads or tackling dummies, coaches filmed players doing the 40-yard dash, the standing broad jump and the 5-10-5 agility drill.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021

In the standing broad jump, one squats and then pushes off with the legs to see how far one can jump.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

“I finally did standing broad jump in middle school, because that was the only thing I could do,” Wittenberg said.

From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2012

We had an athletic contest last year and they beat us, carrying everything but the standing broad jump.

From The Boy Allies at Jutland by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes

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