Important facts about high jump
There are two techniques of high jump – Fosbury Flop and Scissor style
High jumpers run over a bar which is placed at 30 or 40 degree angle
One of the early high jump records was made in Scotland during 1800s.
However, as of 1993, Javier Sotomayor from Cuba set the record of 2.45 meters
And Stefka Kostadinova from Bulgaria has the record of 2.09 meters in 1987
High jump has been incorporated in first modern Olympics Games o 1896
The formal requirement for high jump is that the jumper should jump from one foot.
As jumpers are able to jump over the bars, the height of the bars are raised for contestants
Ruth Beitia was Spain’s first women’s in Olympic athletics who is a gold medallist.
She was also the oldest event winner to win at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Competitors for high jump are offered three attempts
However they can advance to greater height without passing the current given option.
But successive failures will result in elimination from the competition.
Jumpers used to wear spiked shoes to make it comfortable at the time of jumping high and maintain proper stability
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