Famous Olympic medalists – where are they now?


[post_page_title]Dick Fosbury[/post_page_title]
Dick Fosbury was one of the pioneers of the high jump, eventually creating a method of high jump called the Fosbury Flop.

Dick Fosbury
Dick Fosbury

This flop incorporates a modified scissor jump, arching your back as you go over the pole, and landing on your back and neck. He wound up taking the gold for the United States by jumping an astounding seven feet four inches, thereby setting a world record.

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