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blade jumper

blade jumper noun: a para-athlete who runs and jumps in jumping events using prosthetic limbs commonly known as running blades.

blade jumper: a para-athlete who runs and jumps in jumping events using prosthetic limbs commonly known as...
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Noun

blade jumper (plural blade jumpers)

  1. (informal, disability sports) A para-athlete who runs and jumps in jumping events using prosthetic limbs commonly known as running blades.
    • Last Friday, Hertog became the first ‘blade jumper’ to compete in the able-bodied competition at the Great CityGames Manchester and leapt 7.00m in a contest won by Olympic champion Greg Rutherford with 8.20m.2016, Jessica Whittington, “Ronald Hertog eyes further Paralympics success after long jump switch”, in Athletics World
    • German blade-jumper gains 'no advantage' and could be selected for Olympics2016, Ross Dunbar, “German blade-jumper gains 'no advantage' and could be selected for Olympics”, in Deutsche Welle

Examples of blade jumper in a sentence

  • Athletics German Blade jumper Markus Rehm wants to take on the world2015, Michael Gleeson, “Athletics German Blade jumper Markus Rehm wants to take on the world”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:
  • Markus Rehm: The blade jumper fighting to be in able-bodied games2014, Andy Swiss, “Markus Rehm: The blade jumper fighting to be in able-bodied games”, in BBC Sports:

Forms of blade jumper

pluralblade jumpers
alternative formblade-jumper
alternative formbladejumper

Origin of blade jumper

From blade + jumper, coined in analogy to bladerunner.

Questions about blade jumper

What does blade jumper mean?
Blade jumper means a para-athlete who runs and jumps in jumping events using prosthetic limbs commonly known as running blades.
How do you use blade jumper in a sentence?
Athletics German Blade jumper Markus Rehm wants to take on the world
What part of speech is blade jumper?
Blade jumper is a noun.
What is the plural of blade jumper?
The plural of blade jumper is blade jumpers.

Words near blade jumper in the dictionary

  1. bladdery
  2. bladdy
  3. blade
  4. blade connector
  5. blade connectors
  6. blade jumper
  7. blade jumpers
  8. blade of grass
  9. blade runner
  10. blade runners
  11. blade server

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