What do the people on the track and field jump over called?

Answer 1

Well there are two options. They either jump over a hurdle, which is a short bar that the runners race over, or they jump over a bar for the high jump or pole vault, which has two stands and a flexible bar.

Answer 2

hurtle ? like you do hurtles that's the thingy when you jump over those high stands if that's what you mean lol