the high jump
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to jump over a bar high above the ground
He won the gold medal in the high jump.
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Austin Price, Silver Creek track and field: The senior won the high jump at the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa Division finals, jumping 5-8.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Babe would go on to win a gold medal in the 80-meter hurdles and the javelin throw and a silver medal in the high jump.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The senior standout won the high jump at the Division 4 States with a winning leap of 5-04.00.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Lia Rose, who reportedly used to compete as Zachary, won the high jump at the Portland Interscholastic League Varsity Relays with a height of 4 feet, 8 inches, beating the second-place finisher by two inches.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Babe would go on to win a gold medal in the 80-meter hurdles and the javelin throw and a silver medal in the high jump.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The senior standout won the high jump at the Division 4 States with a winning leap of 5-04.00.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Lia Rose, who reportedly used to compete as Zachary, won the high jump at the Portland Interscholastic League Varsity Relays with a height of 4 feet, 8 inches, beating the second-place finisher by two inches.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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