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  2. Dick Fosbury - Wikipedia

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    Richard Douglas Fosbury (March 6, 1947 – March 12, 2023) was an American high jumper, who is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field.

  3. Fosbury flop - Wikipedia

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    The center of gravity stays under the bar.. The Fosbury flop is a jumping style used in the track and field sport of high jump.It was popularized and perfected by American athlete Dick Fosbury, whose gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City brought it to the world's attention. [1]

  4. George Fosbery - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant Colonel George Vincent Fosbery VC (11 April 1832 – 8 May 1907) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

  5. Webley–Fosbery Automatic Revolver - Wikipedia

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    The Webley–Fosbery Self-Cocking Automatic Revolver is a recoil-operated automatic revolver designed by Lieutenant Colonel George Vincent Fosbery VC and produced by the Webley & Scott company from 1901 to 1924.

  6. Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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    At 2.18 metres, high school 'phenomena', Reynaldo Brown and Valery Skvortsov topped out leaving the three medalists Valentin Gavrilov, Ed Caruthers and Richard Fosbury. The medalists were all clean at 2.20 metres.

  7. High jump - Wikipedia

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    The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing.

  8. Straddle technique - Wikipedia

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    Straddle Technique. The straddle technique was the dominant style in the high jump before the development of the Fosbury Flop.It is a successor of the Western roll, [1] for which it is sometimes confused.

  9. Fosbury - Wikipedia

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    The Iron Age hill fort of Fosbury Camp lies on high ground south of the village. Two estates at Fostesberie were recorded in Domesday Book of 1086, with altogether 14 households. [1]