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Category

Athletics

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

This study aimed to compare sprint running and various horizontal jumps in terms of speed and step kinematics, focusing on speed versus distance and their relationship with maximal running speed. Twelve female sprinters performed sprints, single-leg jumps for distance and speed, and bounding for distance and speed. The findings showed significant differences in kinematics between sprinting and jumping. Positive correlations were found between sprint speed and single-leg jump speed and distance, step length in all jumps, and contact and flight time in some. No significant correlation was found between sprint speed and step frequency in the jumps. Bounding for speed closely resembled sprint running in kinematic parameters but had only weak to moderate correlation, whereas speed during single-leg jumps had the highest correlation with running speed.

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