high jump
noun
: a jump for height over a horizontal bar in a track-and-field contest
high jumper
noun
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Events like the 40-meter dash, hurdles, three-legged race, high jump and sport stacking featured five competitors per heat, with a blue ribbon given to the winner, and a different colored ribbon for each of the other places.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
Hernandez promptly took home gold in the girls’ high jump and triple jump.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 June 2025
Trump's post comes days after trans athlete AB Hernandez took first place in the state's girls' high jump and triple jump, and second place in the long jump.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
In the boys high jump, Mission League rivals Matthew Browner from Chaminade and JJ Harel of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame both achieved 6-10 to finish first and second at Masters.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
Hernandez promptly took home gold in the girls’ high jump and triple jump.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 June 2025
Trump's post comes days after trans athlete AB Hernandez took first place in the state's girls' high jump and triple jump, and second place in the long jump.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
In the boys high jump, Mission League rivals Matthew Browner from Chaminade and JJ Harel of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame both achieved 6-10 to finish first and second at Masters.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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“High jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20jump. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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