First ‘Fosbury Flop’

According to Official Guinness Records,

At the 1968 Mexico City Games, the high jump was won by the American athlete Dick Fosbury using an entirely new and revolutionary jumping technique. Known as the ‘Fosbury Flop’, after its inventor, it involved leaping over the bar back first rather than head on, and it quickly became the dominant style because it allowed the jumper to achieve far greater clearance than traditional methods.

For a complete list of 1968 records, please visit 1968 Guinness Records in Mexico.

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