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Dick Fosbury - Olympic Athlete

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The Olympic athlete who gave us the Fosbury Flop, Dick Fosbury has died, aged 76 - At the Mexico games in 1968 he set a new record at a height of 2.24 metres - He created a new form of a jump named after him and to a degree many footballers have perfected this style ever since - Many might have heard of the Fosbury Flop but not necessarily knew there was a man behind it 
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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 15603
    He was a clue on Only Connect around the time that his passing was announced. 
    RIP. 
    I’ll handle this Violet, you take your three hour break. 
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    I doubt that anyone ever has revolutionised their sport as much as Dick did. It must have been insane to see him first jump like that! Literally no-one has used any of the other four traditional jumps for decades. Actually it looks really weird if you look up scissors or straddle jumps now! (I cant remember the other two)

    Actually I just found a really good 4 minute video about him if anyone is interested:


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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33263
    EricTheWeary said:
    He was a clue on Only Connect around the time that his passing was announced. 
    RIP. 
    I saw that.
    James Richmond

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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 15603
    octatonic said:
    EricTheWeary said:
    He was a clue on Only Connect around the time that his passing was announced. 
    RIP. 
    I saw that.
    It won’t be of much comfort to his loved ones but he did provide me with one of the few points I got last night. 
    I’ll handle this Violet, you take your three hour break. 
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  • usedtobeusedtobe Frets: 3841
    Very very few people revolutionise their chosen sport/whatever in the way he did. To think, “There must be a better way..” and then to come up with it.. wow!.. 
    Authentic legend!
    RIP
     so if you fancy a reissue of a guitar they never made in a colour they never used then it probably isn't too overpriced.

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  • GoFishGoFish Frets: 1082
    You've taught me that Dick Fosbury was much younger than I thought. I had filed away his innovation as being around 10 years earlier than it was, so thank you.

    It also cemented the professionalisation of High Jump cos you definitely needed a padded landing area to do it.

    RIP
    Ten years too late and still getting it wrong
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    edited March 2023
    I remember him at school PE classes, always mucking about,  teacher told him straight "you'll be for the high jump sonny"


    from the same era,  my hero was Bob Beamon,   being a long jumper meself
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • JalapenoJalapeno Frets: 6284
    Revolutionised the High Jump, RIP.
    Imagine something sharp and witty here ......

    Feedback
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    Pretty sad that his great achievement was ultimately a flop
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