the high jump
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to jump over a bar high above the ground
He won the gold medal in the high jump.
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Domestic sport continued under the occupation and Blankers-Koen set six world records – in the high jump, long jump, 80-meter hurdles, 100-yard sprint, 4x110 yard relay and 4 x 200-meter relay – from 1942-44.
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Tim Genske, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
The competition requires balancing seven events over two days, including the high jump, shot put, javelin and an 800-meter run.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
After placing a middling sixth in the high jump at the 1936 Olympics, Ratjen continued to compete in sports, and in September 1938, set a new world record, scoring 1.7 meters in the high jump at the European Championships in Vienna.
—Michael Waters / Made By History, TIME, 29 July 2024
Beckford is the first Jamaican to make an Olympic final in the high jump since Ernie Haisley finished 15th in 1956.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 8 Aug. 2024
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Tim Genske, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
The competition requires balancing seven events over two days, including the high jump, shot put, javelin and an 800-meter run.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
After placing a middling sixth in the high jump at the 1936 Olympics, Ratjen continued to compete in sports, and in September 1938, set a new world record, scoring 1.7 meters in the high jump at the European Championships in Vienna.
—Michael Waters / Made By History, TIME, 29 July 2024
Beckford is the first Jamaican to make an Olympic final in the high jump since Ernie Haisley finished 15th in 1956.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 8 Aug. 2024
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