high jump
noun
: a jump for height over a horizontal bar in a track-and-field contest
high jumper
noun
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This was one of the last high jumps for the Broncos and Nix to clear in this surprising season.
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
Faustin won eight Horizon League high jump titles, set indoor and outdoor school records, a conference outdoor record and was named Loyola’s female scholar-athlete of the year in 2007.
—Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
On Sunday, August 4, that front line will stretch across the Stade de France apron for an Olympic Games women’s high jump final that for Mahuchikh, the reigning world champion and Olympic favorite, is about more than just a gold medal.
—Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 22 July 2024
The jury finds the NFL violated antitrust laws, as the USFL claimed, but awards the USFL only $1 in damages.
1989 — Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor becomes the first person to high jump 8 feet, breaking his world record at the Caribbean Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
Faustin won eight Horizon League high jump titles, set indoor and outdoor school records, a conference outdoor record and was named Loyola’s female scholar-athlete of the year in 2007.
—Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
On Sunday, August 4, that front line will stretch across the Stade de France apron for an Olympic Games women’s high jump final that for Mahuchikh, the reigning world champion and Olympic favorite, is about more than just a gold medal.
—Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 22 July 2024
The jury finds the NFL violated antitrust laws, as the USFL claimed, but awards the USFL only $1 in damages.
1989 — Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor becomes the first person to high jump 8 feet, breaking his world record at the Caribbean Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024
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“High jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20jump. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
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