broad jumpingn.
/ˈbrɔːd ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbrɔd ˌdʒəmpɪŋ/, /ˈbrɑd ˌdʒəmpɪŋ/ Now chiefly U.S.
The action of jumping a long distance as an athletic feat; performance of the broad jump; = long jumping n. Now sometimes also: long jumping from a standing start as an indicator of general athleticism.
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1860 Daily News 10 July 5/6 The volunteers who had shot and competed for prizes at Wimbledon..contested for prizes of five guineas each in hurdle racing,..broad jumping, hop-step-and-jump, putting the stone, picking up stones, &c.
1944 College Topics (Univ. Virginia) 30 Mar. 3 Captain Nat Boyd is specializing in the hurdles and broad jumping and sidelining in the high jump.
2013 @NAEYC 6 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 30 May 2022) When should we be concerned abt a lack of confidence in motor skills such as broad jumping or climbing?
2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 7 June a23 The decathlon comprises sprints and runs, hurdling, high-jumping and broad-jumping, pole-vaulting and throwing the shot put, discus and javelin.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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