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High Jump for Women has been part of the Olympics
since the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games. The event has been the
integral part of the Olympics athletics schedule thereafter without
hiatus.
Rules and Regulations
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has authorized the
International Association of Athletics Federations or the IAAF for
framing rules for the high jump event in Olympics. Some basic rules
formulated by the IAAF for the high jump for women in Olympics are
as given.
- Jump of the athletes is measured perpendicularly from the
ground.
- Fiber glass is used to make the crossbar. Its weight is
specified by the IAAF.
- An athlete faces disqualification if he misses in all the
three attempts allowed to clear any height.
- Height of the horizontal bar at the initial stage is
determined by the IAAF.
- The horizontal bar is raised to the minimum height of two
centimeter at every stage.
- If the bar is misplaced during a jump, the athlete concerned
is disqualified.
- The runaway of the athletes should not be less than 15
meters.
- The length and width area of the high jump event is
determined by the IAAF.
Technique
For succeeding in the event, the athlete must possess the attributes
of speed, fitness and agility. The three attributes combined make
the athlete worthy of winning medals in the games.
Top Performers
Some top performers at the event of high jump in Olympics are Heike
Henkel, Tamara Bykova, Yelena Slesarenko, Hestrie Cloete, Kajsa
Bergqvist, Esther Brand, Alice Coachman, Ibolya Csak, Jean Shiley,
Lyudmila Andonova, Stefka Kostadinova, Venelina Veneva, Silvia
Costa, Inha Babakova, Ulrike Meyfarth, Sara Simeoni, Rosemarie
Ackermann, Miloslava Rezkova, Iolanda Balas, Mildred McDaniel,
Marina Kuptsova, Monica Iagar, Anna Chicherova, Alina Astafei,
Blanka Vlasic, Yelena Yelesina, and Louise Ritter. No single country
has been dominating in high jump for women in Olympics. |
