As a high schooler in Medford, Ore., Dick Fosbury revolutionized the high jump when he developed a new technique that quickly became known as "the Fosbury Flop." The technique worked so well that ...

"With his groundbreaking 'Fosbury Flop' technique, Dick Fosbury not only won Olympic gold at Mexico City 1968 but also revolutionized the high jump. He was truly an Olympic pioneer and legend ...

Fosbury began experimenting with the 'flop' at school and, encouraged by his coaches, he had all-but perfected it by the time he was in higher education. In the Olympic high jump final of 1968 ...

American athlete Dick Fosbury was already experimenting with different high jump techniques when he was ... to this day, the Fosbury Flop is the common technique used by high jumpers.

A good high jumper will have explosive speed and a smooth technique to get over the bar. The most commonly used method is the Fosbury Flop.