vaulting table

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vaulting table (plural vaulting tables)

  1. (gymnastics) An apparatus featuring a flat, large, and cushioned surface almost parallel to the floor sloping downward at the end closest to the springboard.
    • 2024 July 27, Maggie Astor, “Your Guide to Olympic Gymnastics: Vault”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 31 July 2024:
      Judges take deductions for insufficient height or distance from the vaulting table; messy form in the air; low chest position on the landing; finishing too far to the side; and steps, hops or falls.

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