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- High jump is a track and field event where athletes attempt to jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without knocking it down.
- The athlete takes a run-up to generate momentum and then clears the bar using techniques such as the straddle, Fosbury flop, or scissors jump.
- The Fosbury flop, invented by Dick Fosbury in the 1960s, revolutionized high jump technique by introducing a backward-facing approach.
- High jump has been an Olympic event since 1896 and continues to evolve with new records and techniques.
- Athletes aim to achieve the highest possible clearance, with world-class jumpers exceeding heights of 2.30 meters (7 feet 6.5 inches) in competition.
