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Vem uppfann Floppstilen i höjdhopp?
Richard Fosbury[redigera | redigera wikitext] Richard Fosbury. Richard Douglas ”Dick” Fosbury, född 6 mars 1947 i Portland, Oregon, är en amerikansk tidigare höjdhoppare. Han uppfann den nuvarande hoppstilen (Fosbury-flopp) som innebär att man hoppar över ribban med ryggen vänd mot den.
När kom floppen i höjdhopp?
Fosbury-flopp är en höjdhoppsteknik som först användes av den amerikanske höjdhopparen Richard Fosbury. Den revolutionerande flopp-tekniken utvecklades i början av 1960-talet och möjliggjorde höjder som inte nåtts med de tidigare teknikerna dyka och saxa.
Var en flopp i Mexico?
Den kallades för en flop. The Fosbury Flop. Men ingen ny teknik har blivit en större succé och revolutionerat en friidrottsgren som höjdhopparen Dick Fosbury gjorde i Mexico 1968.
What is the Fosbury Flop?
During the 1968 Olympics, Dick Fosbury introduced the world to yet another innovation known today as the Fosbury Flop. This technique was executed by running towards the crossbar and thrusting the head and shoulder over the bar first in a face up motion, landing on the back.
How did Michael Fosbury make his jump so good?
It looked odd, but it worked better than any other technique. Fosbury had invented his Flop in high school, when he discovered that, though he was terrible at the scissors-kick, the straddle and the belly-roll, if he stretched out on his back and landed headfirst, he could jump higher than anyone on his high-school track team.
What year did Dick Fosbury win the high jump?
October 20 Dick Fosbury flops to an Olympic high jump record On October 20, 1968, 21-year-old Oregonian Dick Fosbury wins gold—and sets an Olympic record—when he high-jumps 7 feet 4 1/4 inches at the Mexico City Games. It was the first American victory in the event since 1956.
Who invented the flop in gymnastics?
It was popularized and perfected by American athlete Dick Fosbury, whose gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City brought it to the world’s attention. The flop became the dominant style of the event; before Fosbury, most elite jumpers used the straddle technique, Western Roll, Eastern cut-off or scissors jump to clear the bar.