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Dick Fosbury of the United States employs the Fosbury Flop to win the gold medal in the high jump event during the Summer Olympic Games, circa October 1968. (Photo by Ed Lacey/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Dick Fosbury of the United States employs the Fosbury Flop to win the gold medal in the high jump event during the Summer Olympic Games, circa October 1968. (Photo by Ed Lacey/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)