Fosbury
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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By the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, every competitor had adopted the Fosbury Flop.
From Washington Post
Fosbury died Sunday after a recurrence with lymphoma, according to his publicist, Ray Schulte.
From Seattle Times
Within a few years, the Fosbury Flop was the standard method of elite high jumping.
From Seattle Times
At the Games Fosbury set a then record of 2.24 metres using his method.
From BBC
The “Fosbury Flop” is now the dominant technique in high jumping.
From Washington Times
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