Dick Fosbury
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Richard Douglas Fosbury 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, revoluti
Fosbury in 1968
A high jumper performing the straddle technique, the first high-jumping technique that Fosbury was taught
Yelena Slesarenko using the Fosbury flop technique.
Fosbury at the 1968 U.S. Olympic trials