Two years earlier, Dick Fosbury of Oregon State literally turned the sporting world upside down, by winning the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, with a world record flop of 7-4¼. Fosbury’s ...

Olympic gold medalist Dick Fosbury, creator of the universal high jump technique the "Fosbury Flop," will light the torch during the opening ceremonies of the 30th Annual Big Sky State Games at Daylis ...

Dick Fosbury's high jump gold medal from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics — which he won with the revolutionary Fosbury Flop — sold at auction for $158,600. The medal was one of a few Fosbury items ...

48 year ago today - October 20, 1968 - Dick Fosbury revolutionised the High Jump forever with what is still known as the "Fosbury Flop". But can you imagine what if the "Fosbury Flop" happened today?

If you are a track and field fan, you probably know all about the "Fosbury Flop," a story that tells a world of things about innovation, persistence and a burning desire to win. Dick Fosbury was a ...