Dick Fosbury created the Fosbury flop.
The sporting event is high jump.
I believe that it is high jump in the track and field :D
High Jump
Dick Fosbruy brought the "fosbury flop" to wide attention when he used it to win the gold medal in the high jump event at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.
the fosbury flop in high jump, track and field
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Dick Fosbury with the perfection of the Fosbury Flop in the sport of High Jumping.
Its obviously the Fosbury Flop.
Richard Douglas Fosbury, a technique now known as the Fosbury Flop
Dick Fosbury who originated the "Fosbury Flop" which is what all high jumpers use today is listed with lots of pictures on form along with other sites to visit on "Google". Just Google "Fosbury Flop". Good Luck!
It is believed that the high jump was performed in the ancient Olympics, but the first recorded high jump event was in Scotland in the 19th century. Click on the 'History of the High Jump' link on this page to read more about the high jump and its history. Answer: The real history of the High Jump started in 1968. Its is called the Fosbury Flop, and it came from American, Dick Fosbury. Clicking on the "The Fosbury Flop" link below will tell you more.
Dick Fosbury, high jump gold medal winner at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City, is credited with having invented the form of high jumping called the flop and was originally known as the Fosbury Flop.
Dick Fosbury is a retired American high jumper who revolutionized the sport in the 1960s with a technique known as the "Fosbury Flop." Instead of the traditional scissor or straddle jump, Fosbury went over the bar backwards, which eventually became the dominant technique in high jumping. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games using this technique.