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high jump
A discipline in athletics in which athletes take a run-up and try to jump over a bar set as high as possible without knocking it down.
Im Hochsprung erreichte sie eine neue persönliche Bestleistung.
In the high jump, she achieved a new personal best.
'Hochsprung' (high jump) is a clear compound noun made from the adjective 'hoch' (high) and the noun 'der Sprung' (jump). So it literally describes a jump that goes upward.
Der Weltrekord im Hochsprung liegt bei über 2,40 Meter.
The world record in the high jump is over 2.40 meters.
As a sports discipline, 'Hochsprung' (high jump) is often combined with the verbs 'machen' (to do) or 'trainieren' (to train/practice). In a competition, you can say 'im Hochsprung antreten' (to compete in the high jump) or 'den Hochsprung gewinnen' (to win the high jump).
Jeden Dienstag trainiert sie Hochsprung.
She practices high jump every Tuesday.
You use 'im Hochsprung' (in the high jump) when you mean the discipline in general. When talking about a specific action or competition, 'beim Hochsprung' (while doing/during the high jump) is common.
Im Hochsprung ist die richtige Technik entscheidend.
In the high jump, the right technique is crucial.
long jump
'der Weitsprung' and 'der Hochsprung' are both events in athletics. You take a run-up and jump. The difference is the direction of the goal: in 'Weitsprung' (long jump), you want to jump as far as possible and land in a sandpit. In 'Hochsprung' (high jump), you want to jump as high as possible over a bar. The words can be confused because both have to do with jumping in sports. A simple way to remember it is: 'weit' means forward in terms of distance, while 'hoch' means upward over a bar.
Im Hochsprung riss Max die Latte beim ersten Versuch herunter.
In the high jump, Max knocked the bar down on his first attempt.
Beim Sportfest sprang Lena im Weitsprung fast vier Meter weit.
At the sports festival, Lena jumped almost four meters in the long jump.