Fosbury flop

Noun

Meaning

jumping over the bar backwards and head first

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Examples

Back then, there was no fiberglass pole for the pole vault, and there was no Fosbury Flop in the high jump. Source: Internet

At the elite level, athletes run towards the bar and use the Fosbury Flop method of jumping, leaping head first with their back to the bar. Source: Internet

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