Jumping events

Jumping events:

high jump

pole vault

long jump 

triple jump

The following events also take place, but are uncommon: 

standing high jump 

standing long jump

standing triple jump

Multiple event competitions

multiple event competitions include events 

from both the track (running) and field events.

Pentathlon: the outdoor pentathlon includes the following five events:

long jump

javelin

200 meters

discus

1500 metres

the outdoor pentathlon was a national championship event the united states until 1978. It is still contested

in many places throughout the world, but rarely as a championship event. The pentathlon was also contested in several of the early Olympic games, notably in the 1912 Olympics which was won by jim Thorpe, who also won the decathlon. The event was modelled after the original Greek Olympic games, in which the pentathlon was the foremost contest. it consisted of long jump, javelin, a statia run of approximately 180 meters, discus, and greco-Roman style wrestling.

pentathlon: the indoor pentathlon includes  the following five events:

high hurdles ( 110 metres for men, 100 metres for women)

heptathlon: the heptathlon includes the following seven events: outdoors (usually only women): 100 metre high hurdles

high jump

shot put

200 metres

long jump

javelin throw

800 metres

indoors (usually only men)

60 metres 

long jump

shot put

high jump 

60 metres hurdles

pole vault

1000 metres

decathlon: the decathlon includes

the following ten events:

100 metres

long jump

shot put

high jump

400 metres

110 metre high hurdles

disuse

pole vault

javelin

1500 metres

decathlon schedule:

first day                  second day

1. 100 m race               6. 100 m hurdles

2.long jump                7. discuss throw

3. shot put                8. pole vault

4.high jump                9. javelin throw

5. 400 m race               10. 1500 m race

heptathlon schedule:

first day                 second day

1. 100 m hurdles           5. long jump

2. high jump              6. javelin

3.shot put                7. 800 mts

4. 200 mts

list of equipment for the contests:

track events:

stop watch, whistles, falgs , finishing post, thread, p.a. system, lime, tape, score sheet.

field events:

clip board, flags, tape, spade, nails, leveller