Olympic High Jump

The Stories of Former Olympic Jumping Stars
What are former Olympic jumpers doing today?

Top American Olympic Jumpers of 2008
Pole vaulter Brad Walker hopes to continue U.S. dominance (17 Olympic championships) in his event at the Beijing Games, while several other American jumpers should contend for Olympic glory in 2008.

High Jump Men's Olympic Medalists
The Men's high jump Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal Winners from the Olympic Games.

High Jump Women's Olympic Medalists
The Women’s high jump Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal Winners from the Olympic Games.

Greatest Moments In Olympic High Jump
The high jump has been one of the most highly-competitive Olympic events, particularly on the men’s side, as no man has ever won more than one high jump gold medal. Just two women (Iolanda Balas of Romania and Ulrike Meyfarth of West Germany) own two high jump golds apiece.

Olympic High Jump Rules
Rules for the Olympic high jump

What is Olympic High Jump?
What is Olympic High Jump? A sport that features fast and flexible athletes leaping tall crossbars in a single bound, the high jump can also be a highly dramatic Olympic event in which two centimeters (about three-quarters of an inch) is often the difference between gold and silver.

2008 Olympic High Jump Results
Results of the 2008 Olympic men's and women's high jump.

2008 Olympic High Jump Photo Gallery
Action photos from the Beijing Olympic high jump competition.