First they put the bar up higher. Then they lowered it. Wherever they put the bar, American Shelby McEwen and world indoor champion Hamish Kerr of New Zealand couldn’t clear it in an interminable jump ...

PARIS, France — The high jump, an event part of the track and field, competition, requires athletes to jump and clear a horizontal bar placed at a certain height without dislodging it. Athletes must ...

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High jumpers Hamish Kerr and Shelby McEwen refused to share Olympic gold – three years after two athletes shared top spot on the podium after deciding against a jump-off. New Zealander Kerr and McEwen ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Katelyn Hutchison covers all things track and field. PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Gold medalist Hamish Kerr of Team New Zealand ...

Rabbi urges pride in faith after Bondi Beach shooting during Hanukkah celebration In the wake of a shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Australia over the weekend, an increased police ...

Tyus Wilson took home the title in the men's high jump at 2025 USATF Championships. See the full list of results here. Several college athletes headed to the 2025 Toyota USA Track and Field Outdoor ...

Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist, qualifies for world meet finals in Oregon. Photo by Chris Stone “Citius, altius, fortius,” says the Olympic motto. Faster. Higher. Stronger. But ...

How’s this for friendly competition? Olympic high jumpers — and best friends — Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi convinced Games officials to let them share gold on Sunday instead of jumping to ...

JuVaughn Harrison will compete in the high jump and long jump at the Olympics. He is the first American man since Jim Thorpe in 1912 to do both in the same Olympics. He stuck with the long jump in ...

JuVaughn Harrison arrived at LSU in the fall of 2017 as an 18-year-old high-jump specialist. More than most track and field events, the high jump can become stifling. “It’s an event where you can bang ...