AB Hernandez, a transgender high school student athlete, placed first in the girls’ high jump, finishing the event with no failed attempts and setting the high mark of 5 feet, 7 inches.

On Friday, she led in the long jump qualifier with a mark close to 20 feet (6 meters) to advance to the final. She also advanced in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 5 inches (1.7 meters) with ease ...

Hernandez, a biological male, won the high jump with a top mark of 5 feet, 7 inches, and won the triple jump with a leap of 42 feet, 2.75 inches.

The men’s high jump at the Olympics came down to sudden death. After New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr and American Shelby McEwen each cleared 2.36 meters, the two athletes went to a jump-off for gold ...

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.

Kingston High’s Joe McDonald Jr. set a new school indoor high jump record of 6 feet, 10 inches on Saturday to win the event at the Jim Mitchell Invitational at the Armory Track in New York City.