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23 de may. de 2024 · Dick Fosbury, the lanky leaper who completely revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal with his “Fosbury Flop,” has died. He was 76. Fosbury died Sunday after a recurrence with lymphoma, according to his publicist, Ray Schulte.
13 de may. de 2024 · The USA’s Dick Fosbury changed the high jump forever with his revolutionary backward jumping style, which earned him a gold medal and an Olympic record. Known as the Fosbury Flop, the technique has been used by high jumpers ever since.
24 de may. de 2024 · Il y a 56 ans, à Mexico, le médaillé d’or américain, Dick Fosbury, changeait à jamais le visage du saut en hauteur, grâce à la technique inédite et spectaculaire du rouleau dorsal.
Hace 1 día · However, it would be a solitary innovator at Oregon State University, Dick Fosbury, who would bring the high jump into the next century. Taking advantage of the raised, softer, artificially-cushioned landing areas that were in use by then, Fosbury added a new twist to the outmoded Eastern cut-off.
15 de may. de 2024 · One of the other two track and field sculptures by Larauza being displayed in the coming weeks is the “20 octobre 1968, Mexico” (high jump gold, 1968 Olympic, 2.24m) – a tribute to the late Dick Fosbury. The artwork measures 1.8m x 1.6m x 2.5m and is created in wood, concrete and plaster.
En México se presentó una nueva técnica en el salto de altura, que cambió la manera de saltar y perdura hasta nuestros días, con el atleta estadounidense Dick Fosbury, quien corría hacia el listón (ahora se emplea una barra), levantaba su brazo derecho y saltaba de espaldas al colchón; con esta innovadora práctica ganó la medalla de ...
1 de jun. de 2024 · Americans Bob Beamon (long jump) and Lee Evans (400-meter run) shattered world records, and Dick Fosbury won the high jump with his revolutionary “ Fosbury flop” technique.
