high jump
noun
: a jump for height over a horizontal bar in a track-and-field contest
high jumper
noun
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Men and women compete in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters, steeplechase, marathon, 400-meter hurdles, shot put, javelin, discus, hammer throw, high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault and race walk.
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Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Winters Mill’s Jackson Steinbrenner is second and 3,200, Alexander Yeon is second in the shot put and Ava Staley is in a four-way tie for the second seed in the girls high jump.
—Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2024
Sorry, make that Class 3A high jump state champion Kewon Marshall.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2024
Abigail Barker won the 100 hurdles (17.79), Maya Stoneking, high jump (4-8) and Briana Pollard in the long jump (15-7 1/2).
—Bill Blewett, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
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Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Winters Mill’s Jackson Steinbrenner is second and 3,200, Alexander Yeon is second in the shot put and Ava Staley is in a four-way tie for the second seed in the girls high jump.
—Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2024
Sorry, make that Class 3A high jump state champion Kewon Marshall.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2024
Abigail Barker won the 100 hurdles (17.79), Maya Stoneking, high jump (4-8) and Briana Pollard in the long jump (15-7 1/2).
—Bill Blewett, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
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“High jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20jump. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.
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