Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 32, Issue 12 , Pages 1259-1267 , December 1999

Dynamics of the long jump

,Accepted 22 June 1999.

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Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 32, Issue 12 , Pages 1259-1267 , December 1999