The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing.

What is the high jump? The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors leap (unaided) from one foot over a four-metre-long horizontal bar. Athletes accelerate down the runway, take off on one foot and aim to clear the greatest height without knocking the …

2025年1月31日 · High jump, sport in athletics (track and field) in which the athlete takes a running jump to attain height. The sport’s venue (see illustration) includes a level, semicircular runway allowing an approach run of at least 15 metres (49.21 feet) from any angle within its 180° arc.

2022年6月6日 · As the name suggests, high jump requires athletes to jump the highest possible distance vertically without dislodging a horizontal bar placed at a certain height. Unlike pole vault though, athletes must do it unaided, requiring high levels of speed, explosive power and agility on their part to succeed.

From the early techniques employed by ancient athletes to the groundbreaking innovations of modern high jumpers, this article uncovers the fascinating historical journey of high jump and its remarkable impact on the world of sports.

2025年2月25日 · Athletics - High Jump, Technique, Records: There is one basic rule for high jumping: the jumper must leave the ground from one foot, not two. The object is to clear a thin bar perched atop two standards, and jumpers remain in the competition as long as they do not have three consecutive misses.

2025年3月23日 · Nicola Olyslagers successfully defended her high jump title, clearing 1.97m to win on countback ahead of her Australian teammate Eleanor Patterson on the final morning of competition at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 on Sunday (23). Olyslagers had a perfect scorecard up to her ...

2016年6月20日 · High jump is an athletic event that requires an individual to jump to the highest acquired distance, in a vertical direction, to successfully clear a bar without knocking it within the jump, flight or landing phase. This blog will take a step by step analysis that looks at the following aspects of the skill: - The horizontal take off.

The high jump at the Summer Olympics is grouped among the four track and field jumping events held at the multi-sport event. The men's high jump has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first Summer Olympics in 1896.