Tsukaharan.
/tsʊkəˈhɑːrə//suːkəˈhɑːrə/ Gymnastics.
A vault consisting of a quarter- or half-turn on to the horse, followed by one and a half somersaults off. Also attributive.
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Tsukahara1972
1972 M. Warren New Bk. Gymnastics iii. 52 By increasing the speed and bringing the board in closer it was found that the gymnast could strike the horse at a lower angle and get a higher second flight, an essential for a one-and-a-half back somersault off (the Tsukahara vault).
1977 I. Groumeza Nadia i. 19 Nadia's best ‘Tsukahara’ was completed with a perfect landing.
1980 Sunday Times 20 July 28/2 In the vault she brought off a breezy Tsukahara, a 1½ flip, with a full twist before landing.
1984 Time 13 Aug. 46/3 Able to..do a full-twisting layout double Tsukahara (a maneuver only a few men in the world can perform).
1989 Chicago Tribune 17 Dec. iii. 15/3 She completed a pike Tsukahara with a perfect landing.
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