![Dick Fosbury, of the United States, clears the bar in the high jump competition at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/F7FHNW4PE4ELS2VDUXNEDFJRVQ.jpg?auth=693e960967f3002f20e9b89740c2d907ae5502dcd00eeeb194a6db1511b7161d&width=414&height=233&focal=1090%2C403)
‘Fosbury Flop’ high jumper Dick Fosbury dies at 76
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‘Dick Fosbury was a true LEGEND! He changed an entire event forever with a technique that looked crazy at the time but the result made it the standard”, said Michael Johnson
‘Dick Fosbury was a true LEGEND! He changed an entire event forever with a technique that looked crazy at the time but the result made it the standard”, said Michael Johnson