High jump landings (24 pictures)

Given that landing surfaces had previously been sandpits or low piles of matting, high jumpers of earlier years had to land on their feet or at least land carefully to prevent injury. With the advent of deep foam matting high jumpers were able to be more adventurous in their landing styles and hence experiment with styles of jumping.

This are photos from the 14th World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia from 10–18 August 2013.