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high jumpTrack-and-field event of jumping for height. The equipment includes a semicircular runway allowing an approach run of at least 49 ft (15 m), the raised bar and its vertical supports, and a cushioned landing area. Jumpers must leave the ground from one foot. Three failed jumps at a height result in disqualification. Early jumping styles, including the near-erect scissors jump and the facedown Western roll-and-straddle, were largely superseded from 1968 by the faceup “Fosbury flop,” named for its leading proponent, the U.S. jumper Dick Fosbury. high jump a. an athletic event in which a competitor has to jump over a high bar set between two vertical supports b. (as modifier): high-jump techniques How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Johnson, a standout in basketball and track and field, is one of the most explosive dunkers in the area in the winter and one of the state's best high jumpers come spring. Prior to this, high jumpers would clear the bar with the abdomen and face toward the pit. Human high jumpers should be thankful that froghoppers aren't allowed to compete in next summer's Olympic games |
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