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Definition of Pole jump
1. Noun. A competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole.
Terms within: Run-up
Generic synonyms: Field Event
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pole Jump
Literary usage of Pole jump
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"The High Jump and pole jump. 21. Each competitor shall be allowed three jumps
... In the pole jump three attempts, even if the cross-bar be not displaced, ..."
2. Athletics and Football by Montague Shearman (1887)
"8i in., and the pole jump with 10 ft. 6£ in. Two years later Mitchell won all
these three ... 4 in., his pole jump 10 ft., and his weight- putting 38 ft. ..."
3. The Britannica Year Book by Hugh Chisholm (1913)
"9 in. in the pole jump, besides running 4°° metres in si.2/5ths sec., 100 metres in
... In the pole jump, MS Wright has done 13 ft. 2\ in. In the high jump, ..."
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