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TAKE-OFF LEG [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

The leg that exerts the force during a stride or takeoff.

OBS

The body weight passes over the takeoff leg which is extended, powerfully driving the jumper forward-upward with the maximum vertical impulse directed through the jumper's centre of gravity.

OBS

Jumps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
OBS

La jambe d'appel «attaque» le sol, à peine fléchie, parfois même complètement tendue; le pied se pose sur la planche, presque à plat, [...]

OBS

Sauts.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
OBS

Saltos.

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