Fosbury flop
/ˈfɒzbərɪ; -brɪ/
noun
1.
(athletics) a modern high-jumping technique whereby the jumper clears the bar headfirst and backwards
high-jumping technique, 1968, in reference to U.S. athlete Dick Fosbury (b.1947), who used it to win the 1968 Olympic gold medal.
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