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Slide 1: Definition

Slide 2: Parts

Slide 3: History

Slide 4: Dick Fosbury

Slide 5: World records

DEFINITION

The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices.

Lath

Jump pole

Pad

PARTS:

HISTORY

The first recorded high jump event took place in Scotland in the 19th century. Before jumping forward and also there was not pad.

RICHARD DOUGLAS FOSBURY

Rhichard Douglas FosburyKnown as Dick Fosbury ( March 6, 1947 in Portland , Oregon ) is an American exalted high jump specialist , who was champion at the 1968 Mexico Olympics and became famous for using a new technique to pass over the bar , which have subsequently applied both divers and is known as Fosbury Flop .

WORLD RECORDS:

Men: Woman:

Javier Sotomayor (2.45) Stefka Kostadinova(2.09 )

By: Juan Moreno Rodríguez. 2ºBD