High jump
Rules
High jump competitions take place in the jumping sector, equipped with a bar on the holders and a place to land. The athlete is given three attempts at each height at the preliminary stage and in the final, if there are less than eight participants, then each is given 6 attempts. The athlete has the right to skip the height, while unused attempts at the missed height do not accumulate. If an athlete has made an unsuccessful attempt or two at any height and does not want to jump at that height anymore, he can transfer unused (respectively, two or one) attempts to the next heights. The height gain during the competition is determined by the judges, but it cannot be less than 2 centimeters. An athlete can start jumping from any height, after notifying the judges about it. The distance between the bar holders is 4 m. The dimensions of the landing site are 3 × 5 meters. The components of the jump are a run-up, preparation for pushing off, pushing off, going over the bar and landing.
When trying, the athlete must push off with one foot. The attempt is considered unsuccessful if:
As a result of the jump, the bar did not stay on the racks;
The athlete touched the surface of the sector, including the landing site located behind the vertical projection of the near edge of the bar, or between or outside the racks with any part of his body before he overcame the bar.
The athlete pushed off with two legs.
The judge marks a successful attempt by raising a white flag. If the bar falls off the racks after raising the white flag, the attempt is considered counted. Usually, the judge records the elevation not earlier than the athlete has left the landing site, but the final decision on the moment of fixing the result formally remains with the judge.
History
High jump competitions were popular in Scotland at the beginning of the 19th century, the high jump was included in the Olympic Games program in 1896.
Interesting facts
Some manufacturers of sports equipment offer athletes different spikes for the push and fly leg. The studding for the pushing foot has a thicker sole, which contributes to more effective repulsion, as well as with additional spikes in the heel area for more reliable fixation of the foot during the push.
Records
In open stadiums.
Men: Javier Sotomayor 2.45 m. Salamanca, Spain 1993.
Women: Stefka Kostadinova 2.09 m Rome, Italy 1987.
Indoors.
Men: Javier Sotomayor 2.43 m Budapest, Hungary 1989
Women: Kaisa Bergquist 2.08 m Arnstadt, Germany 2006
