Mexico 1968 | Olympic Games

Leap of faith: Fosbury on how a new jumpstyle that changed his sport forever

Dick Fosbury, Olympic men’s high jump champion at Mexico City 1968, tells the story of how he reshaped his discipline forever with the invention of... the ‘Fosbury Flop’.

Mexico 1968 | Olympic Games

Leap of faith: Fosbury on how a new jumpstyle that changed his sport forever

Name: Leap of faith: Fosbury on how a new jumpstyle that changed his sport forever
Uploaded: 2014-04-11T05:55:00.000Z
Duration: 1 min 46 s
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Dick Fosbury, Olympic men’s high jump champion at Mexico City 1968, tells the story of how he reshaped his discipline forever with the invention of... the ‘Fosbury Flop’.