high jump

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Dick Fosbury flopping over the bar in the high jump.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

“I could see it was a different vibe when she got into the high jump and triple jump.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

She will compete in the high jump and triple jump later Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Notre Dame’s JJ Harel qualified in three events — going 6 feet, 10 inches in the high jump, 22-5¼ in the long jump and 42-5 1/2 in the triple jump.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“We ran for Germany. We did the long jump and the high jump for Germany.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti