Dick Fosbury RIP

[MerchantOfEnnis]

There can't be many sports which were completely transformed by one fella.

RIP

Dick Fosbury, Olympic champion who changed high jump forever, dies aged 76

Oregon athlete who invented the Fosbury Flop won gold in Mexico City in 1968

www.theguardian.com

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

The most significant flop at the Olympics until our Sonia outdid him.

 

[Bwana_Dik]

I'm gonna guess the 72 Olympics, without checking Google.
I usta do the high jump at secondary school, the funny thing being I have short little legs.

 

[fed up]

He'll have no bother getting over the gates of heaven anyway...

RIP.

 

[Pooman]

There can't be many sports which were completely transformed by one fella.

RIP

Dick Fosbury, Olympic champion who changed high jump forever, dies aged 76

Oregon athlete who invented the Fosbury Flop won gold in Mexico City in 1968

www.theguardian.com

Marquess of Queensbury maybe.

 

[dukeroyale]

I'm gonna guess the 72 Olympics, without checking Google.
I usta do the high jump at secondary school, the funny thing being I have short little legs.

my brother got to a community games final
in mosney doing the original
high jump in the mid nineties

 

[dukeroyale]

The most significant flop at the Olympics until our Sonia outdid him.

that was a plop poor sonia did.

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

I'm gonna guess the 72 Olympics, without checking Google.
I usta do the high jump at secondary school, the funny thing being I have short little legs.

It was Mexico 1968.
Rest In Peace to DF.

 

[Bwana_Dik]

It was Mexico 1968.
Rest In Peace to DF.

Dead right