standing broad jump
Americannoun
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This is a league that has drawn eyeballs to college kids sprinting 40 yards and performing the standing broad jump, which at one point seemed akin to watching grass grow.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2020
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 saw it in our 40 times and our vertical junping and in our standing broad jump --- our numbers increased dramatically,'' Sarkisian said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2010
They became silent as four men, two from each ship, made ready for the standing broad jump.
From The Boy Allies at Jutland by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes
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