Field Dimensions

The Horizontal Jumps

The triple jump and the long jump, at many facilities, are
competed on the same runway, utilizing the same sand
pit. The only difference is the takeoff board position. The
takeoff board typically is placed in the same position for
both men and women in the long jump, but in different
positions in the triple jump.
The run up track must be at least 40m long.
The runway is the same width as a track lane: 1.22m.
The takeoff board is 20cm long, including a soft strip
at the back that will show impressions on foul jumps.
The landing pit is filled with sand and must be at least
9m long and 2.75m wide.
The sand in the pit should be washed river sand or
pure quartz sand so that it does not harden when wet.
In the long jump, the takeoff board must be at least
1m back from the front of the sand.
In the mens triple jump, the takeoff board is 13m
back from the pit. For women, the distance is 11m.

High Jump
The bar is raised as competition progresses. Opening
heights vary from meet to meet, but the bar always
spans 4.02m. This is also the width between the
standards, or uprights, which are used to measure the
bars height.
The foam rubber landing, or pit, for the high jump is
at least 4.00m deep, 6.00m wide, and 0.70m high.
The runway is a semicircle with a radius of at least
20m.
Discus

The throwing circle is 2.50m in diameter.

In international competition, the landing sector is
marked by two radii separated by 34.92 degrees.
They extend 80m from the center of the throwing
circle.
The landing sector is marked by white lines
measuring 5cm wide, the inside of which is the
boundary for fair throws.
A protective cage must surround the throwing circle.
The discus is symmetrical in all the planes.
It is circular with edges that must also be circular.
The discus for men must be between 219mm and
221mm in diameter. For women, this diameter is
180mm to 182mm.
 From top to bottom, the discus must be between
44mm and 46mm for men, and 37mm and 39mm for
women.
The discus weight is 1 kilogram (kg) for women and
2kg for men.

Shot Put

The throwing circle is 2.135m in diameter.

A stop board of 1.21m by 0.112m by 0.10m is used at
the edge of the throwing circle.
The landing sector is marked by two radii separated
by 34.92 degrees. They extend 25m from the center
of the throwing circle.
The landing sector is marked by white lines
measuring 5cm wide, the inside of which is the
boundary for fair throws.
The shot itself must be made of a metal no softer
than brass and must have an extremely smooth
surface.
For open international competition, the mens shot
weighs 7.260kg and must have a diameter between
110mm and 130mm. For women, the weight is
4.000kg with a diameter between 95mm and 110mm.

Javelin

The javelin runway is 30m minimum in length, and

4m wide.
The landing sector is marked by two radii separated
by 29 degrees, extending outward from a point on the
runway 8m before the curved throwing arc. In
international competition, the radii extend 100m from
the inside of this throwing arc.
The landing sector is marked by white lines
measuring 5cm wide, the inside of which is the
boundary for fair throws.
The mens javelin weights 800 grams (g) and is
between 2.60m and 2.70m long. For women, it weighs
600g and is between 2.20m and 2.30m long.
The grip of the javelin must cover the center of
 gravity, which must be between 0.90m and 1.06m
behind the tip for men and between 0.80m and 0.92m
behind the tip for women.

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