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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for the high jump

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