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Fabian Hambüchen at the horizontal bar A bar grip (front view). The horizontal bar, also known as the high bar, is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in artistic gymnastics.It traditionally consists of a cylindrical metal (typically steel) bar that is rigidly held above and parallel to the floor by a system of cables and stiff vertical supports.
The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the world record holder with a jump of 2.45 m (8 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in) set in 1993 – the longest-standing record in the history of the men's high jump.
The equipment and rules for pole vaulting are similar to the high jump. Unlike high jump, however, the athlete in the vault has the ability to select the horizontal position of the bar, known as the standards, before each jump and can place it a distance beyond the back of the box, the metal pit that the pole is placed into immediately before ...
Tucker won a Class 2A state title in the high jump last season, an event he has continued with Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in 2024. Honor roll: Here are the top times, distances for Peoria-area ...
This style spread quickly, and soon "floppers" became dominant in high jump competitions. The last world record jump with the straddle technique was Vladimir Yashchenko's 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) in 1978. [3] (His best result was 2.35 m (7 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) obtained in Milan at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships). He was only 19 years ...
Ohio State Buckeyes & 1.985 m (6 ft 6 in) Mel Walker: Ohio State Buckeyes: 1937: Dave Albritton: Ohio State Buckeyes & 1.99 m (6 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) Gil Cruter: Colorado Buffaloes: 1938: Dave Albritton: Ohio State Buckeyes & 2.05 m (6 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Gil Cruter: Colorado Buffaloes: 1939: John Wilson: USC Trojans: 1.98 m (6 ft 5 + 3 ⁄ 4 in ...
Officers responded to a home in Berwyn, Illinois at 11:38 p.m. local time on Wednesday after receiving a "report of a male subject with a gun," the Berwyn Police Department said in a news release.
Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican’s role in ...