(はし)(たかと)

はしりたかとび
noun
high jump
sports
1. high jump
A track and field event in which athletes jump over a horizontal bar without any aids.
(はし)高跳(たかと)(きん)メダル()った
She won a gold medal in high jump.
(はし)高跳(たかと)世界記録(せかいきろく)2メートル以上(いじょう)だ。
The world record in high jump is over 2 meters.
()ども(ころ)から(はし)高跳(たかと)練習(れんしゅう)してきた。
I have been practicing high jump since I was a child.

(はし)高跳(たかと)び is often shortened to 高跳(たかと)び. Modern high jumpers typically use the "Fosbury Flop" technique, going over the bar backward.

Common collocations

Techniques

  • 背面跳(はいめんと)び (Fosbury Flop, lit. "back jump")
  • (はさ)()び (scissors jump, older technique)