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Fosbury flop
(redirected from Fozberry flop)

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Fosbury flop [ˈfɒzbərɪ -brɪ]
n
(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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Noun1.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
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