Athletics At The 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's High Jump
The men's high jump event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 27 and 28 August. Medalists Results Qualification Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:High Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade 1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

High Jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have successively improved their technique until developing the universally preferred Fosbury Flop, in which athletes run towards the bar and leap head first with their back to the bar. The discipline is, alongside the pole vault, one of two vertical clearance events in the Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic athletics program. It is contested at the World Championships in Athletics and the World Athletics Indoor Championships, and is a common occurrence at track and field meets. The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the world record holder with a j ...
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Marcin Kaczocha
Marcin (Polish pronunciation: ) is a male given name or surname. It is the Polish equivalent of the English name Martin; the female version is Martyna. Notable people with the name Marcin include: Given name * Marcin Adamski (born 1975), Polish footballer * Marcin Awiżeń (born 1985), Polish Paralympian middle distance runner * Marcin Budkowski (born 1977), Polish Formula One engineer * Marcin Dorociński (born 1973), Polish actor * Marcin Gortat (born 1984), Polish basketball player * Marcin Held (born 1992), Polish mixed martial artist * Marcin Jakubowski founded Open Source Ecology (OSE) in 2003 * Marcin Kaczmarek (other), several people ** Marcin Kaczmarek (footballer) (born 1979), Polish footballer ** Marcin Kaczmarek (swimmer) (born 1977), Polish butterfly swimmer * Marcin Kalinowski (1605–1652), Polish nobleman * Marcin Kleczynski (born 1989), co-founder and CEO of Malwarebytes Inc. * Marcin Kromer (1512–1583), Polish historian and chronicler, royal secretar ...
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José Barahona
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the ...
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