high jump
noun
: a jump for height over a horizontal bar in a track-and-field contest
high jumper
noun
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The largest gaps are seen in sports that depend on explosive power, like high jump and long jump, where the gap approaches 20 percent.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025
Field events include the long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put and weight throw.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
There are high jumps, double jumps, triple jumps plus almost every bump and rut imaginable.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Days later, the stadium witnessed wild moments from the men’s high jump, which featured a jump-off between the U.S.’s Shelby McEwen and Hamish Kerr.
—Cory Mull, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025
Field events include the long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put and weight throw.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
There are high jumps, double jumps, triple jumps plus almost every bump and rut imaginable.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Days later, the stadium witnessed wild moments from the men’s high jump, which featured a jump-off between the U.S.’s Shelby McEwen and Hamish Kerr.
—Cory Mull, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“High jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20jump. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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