standing broad jump

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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

"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)