Fosbury flop

English

Etymology

Named for Dick Fosbury, who brought the technique to light in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Noun

Fosbury flop (plural Fosbury flops)

1. (athletics) A high jump in which the jumper leaps backward and arches the back over the bar.

Translations

high jump

• Finnish: floppityyli
• Italian: fosbury m
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• Japanese: 背面跳び (ja) (はいめんとび, haimen-tobi)
• Russian: фо́сбери-флоп m (fósberi-flop)