jumping contest

Who springs farthest

A jumping contest is a competition to determine who can jump the highest, farthest, or most skillfully.

The term covers formal athletic events like the long jump or high jump, as well as informal challenges: The kids held a jumping contest to see who could reach the highest branch.

Related

track · field · springboard · landing · sand pit · pit · sand · bar · clearance · Olympics · world record · personal best · medal · competition · bounce · soar · vault · distance

Opposites
athletic event type

jumping contestshot put

Athletic throwing competition, heavy ball

discus throw · javelin throw · hammer throw · distance race · marathon

movement direction

jumping contestdiving competition

Scored aquatic jumping contest

weightlifting · powerlifting

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G