In competition the winner is the person who cleared the highest height. In
case of a tie, fewer failed attempts at that height are better: i.e., the
jumper who makes a height on his/her first attempt is placed ahead of someone
who clears the same height on the second or third attempt. If there still is a
tie here, all the failed attempts at lower heights are added up, the one with
the fewest number of total misses is declared the winner. If still tied a
playoff is held. Starting height is the next larger height after the over-jumped one. If all the competitors clear the height, the bar is raised 2 cm (0.79 in),
and if they fail, the bar is lowered 2 cm. That continues until only one
competitor succeeds in over jumping that height, he or she is declared the winner.
In the table below, dashes
indicate that a height was not attempted, crosses indicate failed attempts, and
circles indicate a cleared height. Jumpers A and D cleared 1.99 m but failed at
2.01 m. A wins this competition having cleared the winning height with two
attempts, while jumper D required three attempts. Similarly, B is ranked ahead
of C having cleared the decisive height (i.e., 1.97m) in the first attempt.
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