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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Anderson, of Tigard High School, finished in third place in the high jump and Eckard, of Sherwood High School, came in fourth, while the trans athlete, of Ida B. Wells High School, took fifth.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
Hernandez tied with two other girls in the high jump, with the three of them all clearing the same height and sharing the gold.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
What To Know On Friday, Hernandez, who was born a biological male, won preliminary heats in the high jump, long jump and triple jump at a California track and field state championship preliminary competition in Clovis, securing their position in Saturday's finals.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Hernandez was fourth in the high jump at the Masters Meet.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
Hernandez tied with two other girls in the high jump, with the three of them all clearing the same height and sharing the gold.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
What To Know On Friday, Hernandez, who was born a biological male, won preliminary heats in the high jump, long jump and triple jump at a California track and field state championship preliminary competition in Clovis, securing their position in Saturday's finals.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Hernandez was fourth in the high jump at the Masters Meet.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
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“The high jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20high%20jump. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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