Fosbury
Americannoun
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Dick Fosbury flopping over the bar in the high jump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The “Fosbury Flop,” the back-roll technique made famous by Dick Fosbury at the 1968 Summer Olympics, forever changing the high jump, ranks as track’s best-known stylistic breakthrough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024
At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics when he won gold, Fosbury took off at an angle, leaped backward, bent himself into a “J” shape to catapult his 6-foot-4 frame over the bar.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Isla Fosbury said ‘yes’ to a once in a lifetime trip to head to Greenland for two weeks with the Polar Academy, but an unexpected storm left her team stranded for eight extra days.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
My dear Susan, Mamma desires me to say that she hopes you and Bessie and Annie will come to dine early to-morrow, and play with me, and that Miss Fosbury will come with you.
From The Stokesley Secret by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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