American high jumper Dick Fosbury clears the bar and sets an Olympic record of 7 - 4 1/4, Mexico City, Mexico, late October 1968. His technique, known as the Fossbury Flop, became the standard for high jumpers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
American high jumper Dick Fosbury clears the bar and sets an Olympic record of 7 - 4 1/4, Mexico City, Mexico, late October 1968. His technique, known as the Fossbury Flop, became the standard for high jumpers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)