blade jumper
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Etymology edit
blade + jumper coined in analogy to bladerunner
Noun edit
blade jumper (plural blade jumpers)
- (informal, disability sports, athletics) a para-athlete who runs (and jumps) upon artificial feet of the type colloquially known as "blades", in jumping events
- 2016, Jessica Whittington, “Ronald Hertog eyes further Paralympics success after long jump switch”, in Athletics World:
- 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, Ross Dunbar, “German blade-jumper gains 'no advantage' and could be selected for Olympics”, in Deutsche Welle:
- German blade-jumper gains 'no advantage' and could be selected for Olympics
- 2015, Michael Gleeson, “Athletics German Blade jumper Markus Rehm wants to take on the world”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:
- Athletics German Blade jumper Markus Rehm wants to take on the world
- 2014, Andy Swiss, “Markus Rehm: The blade jumper fighting to be in able-bodied games”, in BBC Sports:
- Markus Rehm: The blade jumper fighting to be in able-bodied games