Dick Fosbury

[Peter C]

Inventor of the Fosbury Flop high jump technique which changed that event, and is still universally used today.

 

[Whippet]

Hi.

The Fosbury Flop was a technique that I had seen but never done. In my high school athletics I think from memory we used to do the Western Roll. But the Fosbury Flop is what they all use today.

Cheers.