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2. Jumping stilts - Wikipedia

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   Jumping stilts, bounce stilts or spring stilts are special stilts that allow the user to run, jump and perform various acrobatics. Spring stilts using fiberglass leaf springs were patented in the United States in 2004 under the trademark "PowerSkip", marketed for recreational and extreme sports use. [1] Spring stilts are often mostly made of ...

3. List of skill toys - Wikipedia

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   Stick discipline (men's rhythmic gymnastics) Three-section staff; Tonfa; Two section staff; Sticky hand toy; Stilts. Coconut-shell walking; Jumping stilts; Stone skipping. Waboba; Strategy games requiring some physical skill, coordination, and dexterity Air hockey. Klask; Badminton; Board (such as a bullseye), and other often fixed targets Aunt ...

4. Pogo stick - Wikipedia

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   A spring stilt utilizing compression springs on each foot was patented in 1881 [2] by George H. Herrington of Wichita, Kansas, "for leaping great distances and heights". This was an antecedent of the pogo stick as well as today's spring stilts. The modern eponymously named pogo stick was invented by Max Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall, from Germany.

5. Stilts - Wikipedia

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   Spring stilts also known as bounce stilts are spring-loaded and allow the user to run, jump and perform various acrobatics. Spring stilts using fiberglass leaf springs were patented in the United States in 2004 under the trademark "PowerSkip", marketed for recreational and extreme sports use. [ 2 ]

6. Mocko jumbie - Wikipedia

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   A Moko Jumbie (also known as Moko Jumbi, Moko Jumby, or Moko Zumbi) is a traditional stilt walker or spirit dancer ingrained in the cultural heritage of the U.S. Virgin Islands for over 200 years. [1] Originating from West African traditions, these cultural practices were introduced to the Caribbean islands by enslaved individuals during the ...

7. Roy Maloy - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 November 2024. The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for biographies. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If ...

8. Men's pole vault world record progression - Wikipedia

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   The first world record in the men's pole vault was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [1]As of April 20, 2024, 80 world records have been ratified by the IAAF (now World Athletics) in the event.

9. Men's long jump world record progression - Wikipedia

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   The IAAF considers marks set at high altitude as acceptable for record consideration. However, high altitude can significantly assist long jump performances. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Bob Beamon broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), and his world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) stood until Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in ...