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SALTO ALTO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Track and Field
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high jump
1, record 1, English, high%20jump
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- running high jump 2, record 1, English, running%20high%20jump
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a jump where the athlete attempts to clear a height without knocking off a cross-bar. 3, record 1, English, - high%20jump
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The men's high jump, also known as the running high jump to distinguish it from the standing high jump, was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. 2, record 1, English, - high%20jump
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Clearance techniques: Eastern cut-off, Osborn roll, straddle, Western roll, Fosbury flop. 3, record 1, English, - high%20jump
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Athlétisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- saut en hauteur
1, record 1, French, saut%20en%20hauteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- saut en hauteur avec élan 2, record 1, French, saut%20en%20hauteur%20avec%20%C3%A9lan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] saut où le sauteur s'efforce de passer par-dessus une barre transversale, sans la faire tomber. 3, record 1, French, - saut%20en%20hauteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les épreuves d'athlétisme comportent quatre types de saut : le saut en hauteur avec élan, le saut en longueur avec élan, le triple saut en longueur avec élan et le saut à la perche. 2, record 1, French, - saut%20en%20hauteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Techniques de franchissement : rouleau costal, rouleau dorsal, rouleau ventral, rouleau californien, Fosbury Flop. 3, record 1, French, - saut%20en%20hauteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Atletismo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- salto de altura
1, record 1, Spanish, salto%20de%20altura
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- salto en alto 2, record 1, Spanish, salto%20en%20alto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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