broad jump

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Last year, he set a world record in the scissors broad jump with a mark of 38 feet, 7 inches when competing for Mount Edgecumbe High School, a boarding school in Sitka.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

The authors wrote that since the close of 2021 tighter financial conditions have been driven by lower stock prices, the broad jump in interest rates, including those affecting home borrowing, and a stronger dollar.

From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2023

He also had a 10-yard dash split time of 1.49 seconds and a broad jump covering 11 feet 4 inches.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

Henley had a vertical of 37½ inches and a broad jump of 10-4 — both better than the combine average for linebackers.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Joseph worked them in the field stuff—high jump and broad jump and even pole vault—and he was so good that no one minded that a kid was coaching them.

From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt