The Fosbury flop is a jumping style used in the track and field sport of high jump. It was popularized and perfected by American athlete Dick Fosbury, whose gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City brought it to the world's attention. [1]

Richard Douglas ("Dick") Fosbury was born on 6 March 1947 in Portland, Oregon. He is widely credited with inventing the Fosbury flop, a back-first jumping technique that revolutionised...

Richard Douglas Fosbury (March 6, 1947 – March 12, 2023) was an American high jumper, who is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, revolutionizing the high jump event with a "back-first" technique now known as the Fosbury flop.

Dick Fosbury (born March 6, 1947, Portland, Oregon, U.S.—died March 12, 2023, Salt Lake City, Utah) was a high jumper from the United States who revolutionized the sport by replacing the traditional approach to jumping with an innovative backward style that became known as the “ …

Dick Fosbury, the lanky leaper who revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal with his “Fosbury Flop,” has died. He was 76. Fosbury died Sunday after a recurrence with lymphoma, according to his publicist, Ray Schulte.

2009年11月16日 · On October 20, 1968, 21-year-old Oregonian Dick Fosbury wins gold—and sets an Olympic record—when he high-jumps 7 feet 4 1/4 inches at the Mexico City Games. It was the first American victory ...

Named for its inventor, Dick Fosbury (U.S.), the 1968 Olympic champion, the flop involves an approach from almost straight ahead, then twisting on takeoff and going over headfirst with the back to the bar.

2018年10月20日 · Five years later Stones became the first world record holder to use Fosbury’s technique, clearing 2.30m to add a centimetre to Matzdorf’s mark two earlier. The speed with which the Fosbury Flop took over as the predominant high jump technique was rapid, surprising even Fosbury himself.

Just five years earlier, a grieving Fosbury had been unable to reliably clear 5 feet with the traditional straddle method; in 1968, Fosbury rode the “Fosbury flop” to Pac-8, NCAA, and Olympic titles, while setting Oregon State, US, and Olympic records.

2025年2月5日 · The Fosbury Flop is a visual and lasting example of how the concept of a Local Maximum and its limitations can be applied to real-world situations. Following his groundbreaking performance, “The ...