High Jump Dimensions

Depending on the level of use your athletics facility gets, the high jump dimensions can vary for each surface that we install. Typically the area will be in a 180 degree semi-circular fan shape to allow athletes the best run up before completing their jump. Specialist equipment and accessories supplied for this event will also come in a range of sizes to meet different performance requirements.

We install recreational athletics areas for schools and colleges in the UK, the high jump dimensions for these surfaces can be custom made to fit the outdoor space you have available. It is recommended that the minimum area size for a school practise runway is 15m. This will give students a good amount of space for a run before they complete their jump. For an athletics facility of this nature which is used just for PE lessons, after school clubs and small competitions, the best surface type to choose would be Multisport synthetic surfacing. This is a knitted artificial carpet which is ideal for recreational sports surfaces, fill in our contact form to find out more on this specification.

If your athletics run up is going to be used as a professional facility for international competitions and events, the minimum high jump dimensions should be 20m. However it is preferable to have a 25m runway for this kind of area to allow athletes more space to complete a run up. With this kind of professional facility we would usually install the runway in a polymeric EPDM rubber surface as this is approved to IAAF performance standards. As this is a premium product it comes at a higher price so we wouldn’t recommend it for a school or recreational surface unless it is going to be used for international standard events.