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jumping-weights


Identification code: 300380107



Alternative term/s

  • halteres
  • jumping weights
  • jumping-weight
  • weights, jumping

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Weights used in athletic training, as depicted in classical Greek sculpture and vase painting. Two shaped weights joined by a leather strap are swung by a long-jumper to increase momentum. The weights themselves have been depicted in various forms from half-moon to cylindrical hourglass shapes.

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