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Sports

Vaulting Technique

Quick fact

In competitive gymnastics, the run-up speed for a vault can exceed 8 meters per second, and the gymnast must exert a force several times their body weight during the push-off phase.

Why this is interesting

You’ve seen gymnasts launch off a springboard and flip over a vaulting table—but how do they generate that incredible height and rotation with such precision?