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Jumping bottlenose dolphin

A person jumping on a trampoline

Two participants engaged in a game of leapfrog

A handball player jumping towards the goal

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.

1 Athletics events
2 Sports
3 Animal sports
4 See also
5 External links

Athletics events

High jump, where the objective is to place a horizontal bar as high as possible and leap over it in 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.

Sports

Animal sports

Dog agility involves a handler directing a dog through various obstacles, including jumps.
Hunter/Jumper involves 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.