It’s good for you to have an idea about the benchmark performances you should accomplish in other events in order to help perform well in the high jump. These should be taken with a grain of salt, as your high jump specific training will determine how well you will perform.
Men
| Event | Performance target |
| 100m | 11.0s |
| 200m | 22.0s |
| Long Jump | 7.0m |
| Triple Jump | 15.0m |
Women
| Event | Height (Metric) |
| 100m | 13.0s |
| 200m | 26.0s |
| Long Jump | 5.50m |
| Triple Jump | 12.0m |
If you can achieve these performances, your body should be in a good condition to perform at an elite level in the high jump. Mark these performances as something that you should aspire to.
In the comments section, leave your personal bests for each discipline and come back and let us know whether or not you have successfully achieved these benchmarks.
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