standing broad jump

American  

noun

Track.

1. a jump for distance from a standing position.

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Example Sentences

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

"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)