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  2. Protective gear in sports - Wikipedia

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    rib protector; shoulder pads; jockstrap with or without a cup pocket and protective cup; hip, tail, thigh, knee pads; mouthguard; Gloves : Gloves [2] can help a receiver keep his hands more warm and protected in poor weather. cleats/shoes

  3. Commotio cordis - Wikipedia

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    There are only 10–20 cases annually in the United States. [1] These cases occur mostly in boys and young men (mean age 15), usually during sports participation. [1] It occurs most frequently in baseball when the hardball strikes an unprotected chest, although there have been cases of commotio cordis in players using a chest protector. [1]

  4. Ice hockey equipment - Wikipedia

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    A set of full hockey equipment, minus jersey and socks at the Royal Ontario Museum, 2006. In ice hockey, players use specialized equipment both to facilitate the play of the game and for protection as this is a sport where injuries are common, therefore, all players are encouraged to protect their bodies from bruises and severe fractures.

  5. Bōgu - Wikipedia

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    A throat protector is attached to the bottom of the facemask. The men is held in place with a pair of woven cords that wrap around the head and are tied at the back. The back of the men is left open for ventilation and the back of the head is unprotected.

  6. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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    Late medieval gothic plate armour with list of elements. The slot in the helmet is called an occularium. This list identifies various pieces of body armour worn from the medieval to early modern period in the Western world, mostly plate but some mail armour, arranged by the part of body that is protected and roughly by date.

  7. Gorget - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The term later described a steel or leather collar to protect the throat, a set of pieces of plate armour, or a single piece of plate armour hanging from the neck and covering the throat and chest. Later, particularly from the 18th century, the gorget became primarily ornamental, serving as a symbolic accessory on military uniforms, a ...

  8. Bracer - Wikipedia

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    A Dutch bracer from the late 16th century, made of ivory and intricately decorated . A bracer (or arm-guard) is a strap or sheath, commonly made of leather, stone or plastic, that covers the ventral (inside) surface of an archer's bow-holding arm.

  9. Breastplate - Wikipedia

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    The 14th century Majapahit Empire manufactured breastplate, called karambalangan.The most notable people using this type of breastplate is Gajah Mada, which is reported by Sundanese patih as wearing golden embossed karambalangan, armed with gold-layered spear, and with a shield full of diamond decoration.