Fosbury flop
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Fosbury flop
C20: named after Dick Fosbury (born 1947), US winner of men's high jump at Mexico Olympics in 1968, who perfected the technique
Example Sentences
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Instead he barrel-rolled over it, like a high-jumper doing a Fosbury flop.
From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2020
The reclining Rees-Mogg was superimposed dancing with the 1980s ska band Madness, high-jumping the Fosbury flop and dropped on to the sofas of The Simpsons and Friends – renamed “No Friends”.
From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2019
After Dick Fosbury leaped to the 1968 gold medal, his fellow high jumpers abandoned the straddle style for the Fosbury flop.
From Slate • Jun. 13, 2013
The maneuver is known as the Fosbury flop, named after Dick Fosbury who used it to win gold in Mexico City in 1968.
From Reuters • Jul. 16, 2012
Four years later, most of the competitors used the Fosbury flop.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2011
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