"With his groundbreaking 'Fosbury Flop' technique, Dick Fosbury not only won Olympic gold at Mexico City 1968 but also revolutionized the high jump. He was truly an Olympic pioneer and legend ...

He was elected to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1992. After several years of controversy over whether the "Fosbury Flop" was safe, it became the standard jumping technique worldwide. Fosbury often ...

He invented the “Fosbury Flop”, was a gold medalist at the 1968 ... who was only 15 years old when Dick became Olympic champion in Mexico. “She was the first to jump like that in the world ...

A good high jumper will have explosive speed and a smooth technique to get over the bar. The most commonly used method is the Fosbury Flop.