High jump: Difference between revisions

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The discipline is, alongside the [[pole vault]], one of two vertical clearance events in the [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic athletics program]]. It is contested at the [[World Championships in Athletics]] and the [[World Athletics Indoor Championships]], and is a common occurrence at track and field meets. The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Olympic Games]].

Another American, [[George Horine]], developed an even more efficient technique, the ''[[Western roll]]''. In this style, the bar again is approached on a diagonal, but the inner leg is used for the take-off, while the outer leg is thrust up to lead the body sideways over the bar. Horine increased the world standard to {{T&Fcalc|2.01}} in 1912. His technique was predominant through the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|1936 Berlin Olympics]], in which the event was won by [[Cornelius Johnson (athlete)|Cornelius Johnson]] at {{T&Fcalc|2.03}}.

[[File:EthelCatherwood1928.jpg|thumb|Gold medal winner [[Ethel Catherwood]] of Canada ''scissors'' over the bar at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]]. Her winning result was {{T&Fcalc|1.59}}.]]

   

[[File:1912 Platt Adams5.JPG|thumb|left|Platt Adams during the standing high jump competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics]]

Taking advantage of the raised, softer, artificially-cushioned landing areas that were in use by then, Fosbury added a new twist to the outmoded Eastern cut-off. He directed himself over the bar head and shoulders first, going over on his back and landing in a fashion that would likely have resulted in serious injury in the old ground-level landing pits, which were usually filled with sawdust or sand mixtures. Around the same time, [[Debbie Brill]] independently came up with the same technique, which she called the 'Brill Bend'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |first=Runnerstribe |date=2022-08-19 |title=If The 'Flop' Had Flopped Would We Be Seeing The Brill Bend? - A Column by Len Johnson |url=https://www.runnerstribe.com/features/if-the-flop-had-flopped-would-we-be-seeing-the-brill-bend-a-column-by-len-johnson/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Runner's Tribe |language=en-AU}}</ref>

[[File:Ruth Beitia Valence 2008.jpg|thumb|Spanish jumper [[Ruth Beitia]] approaching the bar from an angle]]

The straight run builds the momentum and sets the tone for a jump. The athlete starts by pushing off their takeoff foot with slow, powerful steps, then begins to accelerate. They should be running upright by the end of the straight portion.

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==All-time top 25==

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===Men (outdoor)===

| ''Mahuchikh #2''|| 2 September 2022 || [[Brussels]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/brussels-memorial-van-damme-krop-mahuchikh-winger-fisher-mageean|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=2 September 2022|access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref>

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| [[Venelina Veneva-Mateeva]] || {{BUL}} || 2 June 2001 || [[Kalamata]] ||  

| [[Brigetta Barrett]] || {{USA}} || 22 June 2013 || [[Des Moines]] ||  

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| [[Louise Ritter]] || {{USA}} || 8 July 1988 || [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] ||  

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| [[Antonietta Di Martino]] || {{ITA}} || 24 June 2007 || [[Milan]] ||  

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|{{flagathlete|[[Shelby McEwen]]|USA}}

|{{flagathlete|[[Woo Sang-hyeok]]|KOR}}

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|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]|UKR}}

|{{flagathlete|[[Lia Apostolovski]]|SLO}}

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*^{{{note label|WIG|A}}} Known as the ''World Indoor Games''.

*2 wins: [[Gianmarco Tamberi]] (ITA) - Olympic Champion in 2020, World Champion in 2023

*2 wins: [[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]] (UKR) - Olympic Champion in 2024, World Champion in 2023

Kostadinova, Sotomayor and Mahuchikh are the only high jumpers to have been Olympic Champion, World Champion and broken the world record.

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|{{flagathlete|[[Aleksey Demyanyuk]]|URS}}

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|{{flagathlete|[[Patrik Sjöberg]]|SWE}}

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|{{flagathlete|[[Charles Austin (high jumper)|Charles Austin]]|USA}}

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==See also==

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* [[List of high jump national champions (men)]]

* [[List of high jump national champions (women)]]