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BACK TO THE FUTURE.
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" THE OLYMPIC RECORD 1968
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5' 8" THE OLYMPIC RECORD PRE-1968
NTIL the Mexico Olympics of
1968 the customary way for a
high jumper to cross the bar was
with his body parallel to it, in a
technique known as the Western
Roll. But that was about to
change.
A little-known athlete approached
the bar, which was set at a world
record height of 7ft 4¼ inches. He
took off, but instead of turning his
body towards the bar, he turned
his back on it.
He brought his legs up and ipped
over the bar backwards.
His name was Dick Fosbury, and
his method of jumping became
known as the Fosbury Flop. It is
still used today.
He jumped higher than any man
before, by thinking the opposite
from everyone else.
This example is just a technique
for thinking, but here the technique
for thinking became a technique
for jumping, turning a op into a
success.
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