back straddle vault

noun

: a gymnastics straddle vault in which the performer passes the left leg over the right side of the buck or horse and the right leg over the left side and clears the apparatus backward to land in a position the reverse of the starting position

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First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of back straddle vault was in 1948

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“Back straddle vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20straddle%20vault. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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