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Figure 6

From: Elite long jumpers with below the knee prostheses approach the board slower, but take-off more effectively than non-amputee athletes

Figure 6

Average collision angles determined through the energy absorption phase of ground contact during maximum-speed sprinting and the long jump take-off step. As motion capture data were not available for the sprinting trials of the third best athlete with below the knee amputation (BKA), sprinting data from only two subjects with BKA are shown. In general, the greatest collision angle occurred during the take-off step for the long jump, in both sets of athletes. The best long jump performance coincided with the greatest collision angle.

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