Ironically, the American record-holder in high jump, Chaunte Lowe, finished in sixth (1.97 meters). Had Barrett matched Chicherova's height, she would've set the new American mark.

Vashti Cunningham competes in the women's high jump final on Day Four of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 24, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon.

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In late February, AB Hernandez, a transgender junior at Jurupa Valley High School in California, competed in the girls track and field meet securing first place in the high jump (4 feet, 10 inches ...

The Idaho native passed 1.56 meters, 1.59m, 1.62m, 1.65m and 1.68m in Thursday's high jump before clipping the bar at 1.71 meters in her sixth attempt.

BUDAPEST, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Yaroslava Mahuchikh sailed to victory in the women's high jump on Sunday for Ukraine's lone gold medal of the World Athletics Championships, a remarkable achievement ...

"Coming into this competition, I had feelings that I could jump 2.07 meters and maybe 2.10 meters," Mahuchikh said. "Finally I signed Ukraine to the history of world athletics." ...

TOKYO — Vashti Cunningham finished tied for sixth in the Olympic women's high jump, clearing 1.96 meters (6 feet, 4.3 inches) and failing to clear 1.98 meters. Mariya Lasitskene of the Russian ...

Ukraine had four athletes competing in the women’s high jump event: Yuliya Chumachenko, Iryna Herashchenko, Yuliya Levchenko, and Yaroslava Mahuchikh. Only Mahuchikh and Herashchenko qualified ...

And some are better suited to women. Most sports are defined by a unique physical parameter. In baseball, for example, it’s the ninety feet between bases. In basketball, it’s the ten-foot rim.

TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Russian Mariya Lasitskene added Olympic gold to her three world titles, winning the women's high jump at the Tokyo Games with a leap of 2.04 metres on Saturday. Australia ...