high jump
Vertical leaping event
The high jump is a track-and-field event in which athletes leap over a horizontal bar, attempting to clear the greatest height without knocking it down.
Competitors get three attempts at each height before elimination.
The distinctive "Fosbury Flop" technique—going over backward—revolutionized the sport.
Informally, for the high jump (British) means in serious trouble: When the boss finds out, you're for the high jump.
Horizontal bar between uprights
- landing matPadded surface for dismounts
- pitFruit's hard seed
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- uprightsVertical load-bearing posts
apron · runway · measuring rod
Curved spanning structure
Competitive stadium sports
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
- heptathlonSeven-sport athletic competition
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
meet · stadium · personal best · world record · attempt · foul · make · miss
Maximum upward jump distance
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- powerEnergy transfer rate
agility · leg strength · plyometrics · hip mobility · body control · coordination · speed · momentum
crossbar
Horizontal bar between uprights
- landing matPadded surface for dismounts
- pitFruit's hard seed
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
uprights · apron · runway · measuring rod
arch
Curved spanning structure
track and field
Competitive stadium sports
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
- heptathlonSeven-sport athletic competition
competition · meet · stadium · personal best · world record · attempt · foul · make · miss
vertical leap
Maximum upward jump distance
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
power · agility · leg strength · plyometrics · hip mobility · body control · coordination · speed · momentum · lift
Fosbury
High jump pioneer
- sporting eventsrace, game, match, games, final
- track and fieldtrack and field, sprinters, sprinter, sprinting, sprint
- athletic competitionsmarathon, triathlon, decathlon, pentathlon, heptathlon
- jumping activitiesleapfrog, pole vault, double dutch, hopscotch, trampoline
- jumping eventspole vault, trampoline
- Olympic Sportsathletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing
high jumplong jump
Horizontal distance leap event
broad jump · triple jump · limbo · sprint events · crawling
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