Fosbury flop

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Fosbury flop [ˈfɒzbərɪ -brɪ]

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) Athletics a modern high-jumping technique whereby the jumper clears the bar headfirst and backwards

[named after Dick Fosbury, US winner of men's high jump at Mexico Olympics in 1968, who perfected the technique]

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Noun

Fosbury flop - jumping over the bar backwards and head first

high jump - the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar

Translations

Fosbury flop [ˈfɒzbərɪˌflɒp] N (Sport) → fosbury-flop m

Fosbury flop

n → Fosburyflop m

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