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'Jumping' is an ability that most humans and many animals share to some degree. It is the process of getting one's body off the ground for a short time using only one's own power, usually by propelling oneself upward via contraction and then forceful extension of the legs. In some cases the height of a jump may be increased by using a trampoline, or by pushing down with the arms when playing leapfrog. One can jump up to reach something high, jump over a fence or ditch, or jump down, and one can jump while dancing and as a sport.
==Athletics events==

★ High jump, where the objective is to cover as large a vertical distance as possible with one jump, preceded by a short run-up.

★ Hurdling, a foot race where the track is covered with hurdles.

★ Fierljeppen, similar to the long jump, but using a pole to cover the distance.

★ Long jump, where the objective is to cover as large a horizontal distance as possible with one jump, preceded by a short run-up.

★ Pole vault, in which is similar to the high jump, but competitors use a long flexible pole to cover a bigger height.

★ Standing broad jump, similar to the long jump except that there is no run up at all; contestants jump forward after only several swings of the arms.

★ Standing high jump, similar to the high jump but without any run-up.

★ steeplechase, similar to hurdling, but the obstacles are more solid and diverse, and the distances to be covered are longer.

★ Triple jump, which is similar to the long jump, but the final jump is preceded by a step and a hop (a jump, but with the same foot as the previous step).

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Sports

Animal sports

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Sports

★ American football

★ Basketball

★ Bossaball

★ Dancing

★ Figure skating — both, ice and roller

★ Gymnastics

★ Jump rope

★ Jumping puzzles in video games

★ Martial arts

★ Parkour

★ Rugby

★ Skateboarding- referred as ollies.

★ Skiing

★ Swimming

★ Team Handball

★ Trampolining

★ ultimate

★ Volleyball

Animal sports

★ Dog agility involves a handler directing a dog through various obstacles, including jumps.

★ Hunter/Jumper involes a rider jumping a sequence of fences looking as good as possible and maintaining a good rhythm.

★ Show jumping involves a rider jumping a sequence of fences as fast as they can.

See also

★ Terrestrial locomotion in animals

★ Hopping (various figurative meanings)

External links

★ World Jump Project - Dedicated to collecting pictures of people jumping in interesting locations around the world

★ Jump 101 - Learn How to Jump Higher

★ Terminalvertical.com Forum

★ Tbrianmac.demon.co.uk Plyometrics

★ insidehoops.com Jump Higher

★ Jump Rope Videos