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

He also had a 36.5-inch vertical jump and a broad jump reaching 10 feet, 5 inches.

From Seattle Times

Brown was undeterred by his wretched week that included equally awful vertical and broad jumps, declaring, “I’ve been fat my whole life. I wish I was fast.”

From Seattle Times

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

Richardson, who ran a 4.43-second 40-yard dash and set scouting combine position records for the vertical and broad jumps, has drawn favorable comparisons to Cam Newton, taken first overall by the Panthers in 2011.

From Los Angeles Times