His back-first, neck-down leaping style struck competitors and onlookers as a novelty act. After he won an Olympic gold in 1968, it came to dominate his sport.
Dick Fosbury, 76, Whose ‘Flop’ Transformed the High Jump, Is Dead
The New York Times – Sports:
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