high jumper
Leaps over bars
A high jumper is an athlete who competes in the high jump, a track and field event where competitors leap over a horizontal bar set at increasing heights.
The term applies to anyone practicing the discipline, from school athletes to Olympic competitors: She's one of the best high jumpers in the country.
High jump pioneer
- flopComplete commercial failure
- straddleSit with legs spanning
- scissorCut with crossed blades
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
bar · crossbar · takeoff · arc · trajectory · vertical · height · landing
Sudden springing movement
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- boundSecured or destined
- soarAscend to heights
elevate · propel · launch · flight · momentum · gravity · explosive power · leg strength
Competitive stadium sports
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
- heptathlonSeven-sport athletic competition
- pentathlonFive-event athletic competition
- field eventNon-running athletic contest
landing area · personal best · world record · attempt · foul · measurement · competition · meet
Fosbury
High jump pioneer
clearance · bar · crossbar · takeoff · arc · trajectory · vertical · height · landing · J-curve
leap
Sudden springing movement
soar · elevate · propel · launch · flight · momentum · gravity · explosive power · leg strength · flexibility
track and field
Competitive stadium sports
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
- heptathlonSeven-sport athletic competition
- pentathlonFive-event athletic competition
field event · landing area · personal best · world record · attempt · foul · measurement · competition · meet · trials
medal
Metal honor token
podium · victory · defeat · rival · opponent · judge · score · ranking · heat · final
- field athletesshot putter, discus thrower, javelin thrower, hammer thrower, pole vaulter
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- Jumpersfrog, kangaroo, grasshopper, flea, rabbit
- competitorscompetitor, contestant, competitors, rivals, opponents
- hobbyistshobbyist, hobbyists, enthusiasts, crafters, collectors
- record holdersUsain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Simone Biles, Serena Williams, Wayne Gretzky
high jumpersprinter
Short-distance racing specialist
long jumper · distance runner · marathoner · miler · race walker
high, jump, jumpy, highly, highlight, higher, highest, jumping, jumper