what is high jump

High jump is a track and field athletics event where athletes run up and jump off one foot to clear a horizontal bar set at increasing heights without knocking it down.

What is high jump?

In high jump, a bar is placed between two vertical standards, and athletes sprint along a curved approach, take off from one foot, and try to pass over the bar, landing on a crash mat behind it. The goal is to clear the greatest possible height; the bar is raised progressively through the competition.

Basic rules (quick view)

• The jumper must take off from one foot, not two.

• You get up to three attempts at each chosen height; three consecutive failures mean elimination.

• You can choose to “pass” a height and enter later at a higher bar setting.

• Knocking the bar off its supports counts as a failed attempt.

• The winner is the athlete who legally clears the highest height; ties can be broken by a jump‑off at new heights.

How do athletes actually jump?

Modern jumpers almost all use the Fosbury Flop technique: they run in a J‑shaped or curved path, plant the take‑off foot, and go over the bar back‑first, head and shoulders leading, then hips and legs. The curved run helps generate both speed and the sideways lean needed to rotate the body over the bar while still taking off from a single, powerful step.

Why is high jump a big deal?

High jump is one of the classic Olympic events and is part of the vertical jumps alongside pole vault. It has a long history in international championships and was also one of the earliest jumping events in which women competed at the Olympic Games, starting in 1928.

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