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 A very successful flop..
Topic Originator: Parboiled  
Date:   Mon 13 Mar 22:09

Dick Fosbury who invented the technique that revolutionised the high jump has passed away.
Speaking as someone who flopped at every sport I can only admire his legacy..
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 Re: A very successful flop..
Topic Originator: sammer  
Date:   Mon 13 Mar 23:40

Apparently it was Fosbury who coined the term `Fosbury Flop` after a local newspaper described him as `flopping` over the bar. He thought the association with being a failure was amusing and offered it to a national journalist.

It`s disputed that Fosbury was the first to use the technique but like the Cruyff turn it will always be associated with when the wider audience first saw it.

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 Re: A very successful flop..
Topic Originator: Parboiled  
Date:   Tue 14 Mar 10:50

My only “win” was a hurdles practice.

To my amazement I finished with nobody in front of me, only to turn around and see everyone laughing their heids aff..the gym teacher had telt us just to jump the first two and I hadn’t being paying attention..
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