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Energy Transfer in Athletics

Quick fact

A high jumper's body stores and releases elastic energy in tendons like a spring, contributing up to 50% of the takeoff energy.

Why this is interesting

Watch a sprinter explode from the starting blocks. They seem to launch forward with incredible force—but where does that energy actually come from, and how does it move the athlete?