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Tsukahara, n. Gymnastics.|ˌtsʊkəˈhɑːrə, ˌsuːkə-|
[The name of Mitsuo Tsukahara (b. 1947), Japanese gymnast, who introduced the vault in international competition in 1970.]
A vault consisting of a quarter- or half-turn on to the horse, followed by one and a half somersaults off. Also attrib.
1972M. Warren New Bk. Gymnastics iii. 52 By increasing the speed and bringing the board in closer it was found that the gymnast could strike the horse at a lower angle and get a higher second flight, an essential for a one-and-a-half back somersault off (the Tsukahara vault). 1977I. Groumeza Nadia i. 19 Nadia's best ‘Tsukahara’ was completed with a perfect landing. 1980Sunday Times 20 July 28/2 In the vault she brought off a breezy Tsukahara, a 1½ flip, with a full twist before landing. 1984Time 13 Aug. 46/3 Able to..do a full-twisting layout double Tsukahara (a maneuver only a few men in the world can perform). 1989Chicago Tribune 17 Dec. iii. 15/3 She completed a pike Tsukahara with a perfect landing. |