![Oregon State high jumper Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized the sport, with his 'flop,' dies at 76 - OPB Oregon State high jumper Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized the sport, with his 'flop,' dies at 76 - OPB](https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DT3RWMYNSWR6WH6U7P5AZQ5C3A.jpg?auth=101bd61aa434a374fd79aa5435e3424d06a6119f9f7a4103c12638099a9a5e68&width=1200&height=675&smart=true)
Oregon State high jumper Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized the sport, with his 'flop,' dies at 76 - OPB
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Legendary high jumper Dick Fosbury's death: Before the Fosbury flop there was Quande Curl | Sport-others News - The Indian Express
![TIL that before Dick Fosbury, high jumpers would go over the bar feet first. Fosbury revolutionized the sport when he decided to jump backwards and head first. It's called the Fosbury Flop : TIL that before Dick Fosbury, high jumpers would go over the bar feet first. Fosbury revolutionized the sport when he decided to jump backwards and head first. It's called the Fosbury Flop :](https://external-preview.redd.it/Gt_lY9mYpzWIdeDz_CKd62gi_KHSAS6sVlDiPU4sXtg.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=40307104d2ad258d77808f01f30670433de33203)
TIL that before Dick Fosbury, high jumpers would go over the bar feet first. Fosbury revolutionized the sport when he decided to jump backwards and head first. It's called the Fosbury Flop :
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