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The Fosbury Flop
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Have you ever noticed at the Olympic games the weird way athletes jump over the bar? That weird twist on the back that looks completely unintuitive and complicated. Well it looks like that because it is unintuitive and complicated, but it works, and that’s what matters. But it did take a lot of convincing for people to accept it. • Richard Douglas Fosbury, was an American high jumper who revolutionized the sport by replacing the traditional approach to jumping with an innovative backward style that became known as the “Fosbury flop.” • The “Fosbury flop”—which other high jumpers claimed to have developed independently of Fosbury—consists of a curved running approach, a modified scissor jump, and a back layout; the jumper lands on his lower neck and shoulders. This type of landing was initially facilitated by the introduction of padded mats, which were then replacing sand as a landing surface. Using the flop, Fosbury won the indoor and outdoor NCAA championships in 1968 and went on to qualify for the 1968 Olympic team. • Source for the description: Encyclopaedia Britannica • ------------------------------------- • Social: • Illustrations by nooox: / n.ooo.x • Candywise on Instagram: / candywise_world • Subscribe
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