Fos|bur|y flop

Fos|bur|y flop
Fos|bur|y flop «FOZ bur ee, -bree»,
a style of high jumping in which the jumper goes over the bar backwards and lands on his shoulders and back.
╂[< Dick Fosbury, an American athlete, who introduced it at the 1968 Olympic Games]

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  • Fosbury,Richard D. — Fos·bur·y (fŏzʹbə rē), Richard D. Known as “Dick.” Born 1947. American athlete. He won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1968 Olympics, revolutionizing the event by going over the bar head first and backwards in what became known as the… …   Universalium

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