high jumpers

Athletes clearing bars

High jumpers are athletes who compete in the high jump, a track and field event requiring participants to leap over a horizontal bar without knocking it off its supports.

The term applies to anyone attempting this event, from elementary school students to Olympic competitors: The high jumpers warmed up on the infield.

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biomechanics · takeoff · Olympians · world records · clearance · crossbar · track and field · training regimens · pole vaulters · performance analysis · split second · personal best · sports psychology · medalists · scissor kick · leg swing · national champions · springboards

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Opposites
athletic event type

high jumpersshot putters

Heavy sphere throwing athletes

discus throwers · hammer throwers · sprinters · throwers · weightlifters

vertical direction

high jumpersdivers

Various, of multiple kinds

cliff divers · skydivers · bungee jumpers · parachutists

movement direction

high jumperslong jumpers

Horizontal leap competitors

triple jumpers · crawlers · divers

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G