high jump
noun
: a jump for height over a horizontal bar in a track-and-field contest
high jumper
noun
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Hernandez went on to take first place in high jump and triple jump, and second place in long jump.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Marek Plawgo, the communications director for the Polish Diamond League leg in Silesia, explained their decision this summer to host the women’s high jump, pole vault and shot put in the city centre on the day before the meeting at the stadium.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Facing fourth down and three yards from the end zone, quarterback Mylez Davis threw a high jump pass, and Preston Stone leaped for the catch.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
The six field events, including pole vault, shot put, women’s high jump, and men’s long jump, will be hosted on the streets of Sechseläutenplatz in front of Zurich’s Opera House on Wednesday.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Marek Plawgo, the communications director for the Polish Diamond League leg in Silesia, explained their decision this summer to host the women’s high jump, pole vault and shot put in the city centre on the day before the meeting at the stadium.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Facing fourth down and three yards from the end zone, quarterback Mylez Davis threw a high jump pass, and Preston Stone leaped for the catch.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
The six field events, including pole vault, shot put, women’s high jump, and men’s long jump, will be hosted on the streets of Sechseläutenplatz in front of Zurich’s Opera House on Wednesday.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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“High jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20jump. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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