Since its first edition at Athens in 1896, in a sense a rebirth that was ... the only man to have won the Olympic high jump and long jump, and Ray Ewry (US), who won 8 gold medals – they include ...

Ellery Clark was a double gold medalist at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. At the Olympic revival in Athens, Clark won both the high jump and long jump. He is still the only person to ever win ...

USA's Shelby McEwen secured his first Olympic medal at the age of 28 at the Paris Olympics 2024 in an epic high jump final. He and New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr were tied at the 2.36m mark and had ...

Hamish Kerr said he was "in shock" after winning the Olympic men's high jump on Saturday to take a rare athletics gold for New Zealand. Kerr tasted glory after a dramatic jump-off with American ...

Ten years before he contended for high jump gold at the Paris Olympics, McEwen was known for his leaping ability in a different sport. The then-teenager won the 2014 Jordan Brand’s “First to ...

Hawkins "no heighted" in the high jump Thursday ... in the long jump with a mark of 5.90 meters. She took 15th in the javelin throw at 44.30 meters, before ending her Olympic debut with a 800 ...

REIGNING Olympic high jump champion Mutaz Barshim suffered an injury scare in qualifying for the men's final today. The 33-year-old pulled up with what appeared to be a calf injury before ...

The event was the triple jump and the winner of the gold medal was the first champion of the modern Olympics. In the same edition, James won a silver in high jump and bronze in long jump.

PARIS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Gianmarco Tamberi's defence of the high jump gold medal he shared ... in the event that has been in every Olympics since 1896. The qualifying competition is on Wednesday ...

The high jump often presents competitors with an abundance of down time. Two rivals fill it in very different ways. Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine climbs into a sleeping bag between jumps.Credit..

Kulichenko holds Cyprus’ national record in high jump. She received a ... The sport has been part of the Olympic Games since 1896. For each jump, athletes get a running start to gain momentum ...

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with its highly anticipated ... Hammer Throw qualification, Women's High Jump Qualification, and Women's 100m Preliminary Rounds, among other events.