Fosbury, who was born in Portland, Oregon, first started experimenting with a new high jumping technique at age 16, while attending high school in Medford, Oregon.
Fosbury had difficulty competing using the dominant high jumping
techniques of the period. In his sophomore year, he failed to complete
jumps of 5 feet, the qualifying height for many high school track meets.This dominant technique, the straddle method,
was a complex motion where an athlete went over the high jump bar
facing down, and lifted his legs individually over the bar. Fosbury
found it difficult to coordinate all the motions involved in the
straddl.
Dick Fosbury
Dick Fosbury
Dick Fosbury
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