BBCNEWS Breakfast June 4, 2024 06:13:00
Of minutes past six. dick fosbury, the man who revolutionised the highjump in athletics, has died at the age of 76. he won a gold medal at the 1968 olympics using his innovative technique of a curved run—up, twisting in the air and clearing the bar backwards and face—up. the fosbury flop was subsequently adopted by all elite jumpers, most of whom had previously used the straddle technique. did you ever try that as a kid? not with my back, not even as a kid! lots of people have been paying tr...
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