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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Coachman won gold in the high jump at the 1948 Games in London. 1938: Orchestrated by the Nazis, a bout of violence against Jewish people spread across Germany. —

Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024 Jadon Gaines, Hereford, senior Gaines won his second straight 2A state championship in the high jump, clearing 6-4. —

Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024 Frech, 19, won the high jump gold medal with his first-attempt clearance at 6 feet, 4¼ inches, which is a new Paralympics record. —

Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 3 Sep. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for the high jump

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