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Is the official record holder Kadour Ziani (with 5'11", 56" Vertical Jump)? Is the unofficial record by Yan Zhi Cheng (97", he used two legs to set off which made it unofficial, but apparently it was mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records of 1989)? -- 82.170.113.123 ( talk ) 14:00, 19 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ]
Vince Carter dunking in 2009. A slam dunk, also simply known as a dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands. [1]
Vertical jump measurements are used primarily to measure athletic performance. In sports such as high jump, netball, basketball, Australian rules football, volleyball, figure skating and swimming a strong vertical jump is a necessary skill, but many other sports measure their players' vertical jump ability during physical examinations.
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Brandon Michael Todd (born August 13, 1985) is an athlete known for his high vertical jump and ability to slam dunk a basketball despite being 5'5" tall. Brandon was a four-year starter on the Cambridge High School (CHS) basketball team and a breakout star at Muskingum College.
Cassius Stanley bested Williamson's 45-inch vertical leap by recording a 46.5-inch version of his own during preseason testing. Stanley is already putting that big jump to good use on the court, ...
He got his name from his days in Brooklyn, where a friend nicknamed him "World" because of his 44-inch vertical leap and 360 degree dunks. Free was known for his "rainbow" jump shots, referring to the extreme arc of the ball during the shot. He was also known for taking high risk shots and playing flamboyantly.