走(はし)り高跳(たかと)び 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. 走(はし)り高跳(たかと)びで金(きん)メダルを取(と)った。🔊 She won a gold medal in high jump. 走(はし)り高跳(たかと)びの世界記録(せかいきろく)は2メートル45センチだ。 The world record in the high jump is 2.45 meters. 子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)から走(はし)り高跳(たかと)びを練習(れんしゅう)してきた。🔊 I have been practicing high jump since I was a child. 走(はし)り高跳(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走(はし)り高跳(たかと)びの選手(せんしゅ) (high jumper)バーを越(こ)える (to clear the bar)踏(ふ)み切(き)る (to take off)Types背面跳(はいめんと)び (Fosbury Flop, lit. "back jump")挟(はさ)み跳(と)び (scissors jump, older technique) Related Words Related: 棒高跳(ぼうたかと)び (pole vault) Related: 走(はし)り幅跳(はばと)び (long jump) Related: 三段跳(さんだんと)び (triple jump (track and field event)) general Added 2026.2.1 15:17 · Revised 2026.10.7 15:24 09000/09276_hashiritakatobi