Fosbury flop

English

Etymology

Named for Dick Fosbury, who brought the technique to light in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Noun

Fosbury flop (plural Fosbury flops)

(athletics) A high jump in which the jumper arches the back over the bar.

Translations

high jump

Finnish: floppityyli
Italian: fosbury m

Japanese: 背面跳び (ja) (はいめんとび, haimen-tobi)
Russian: фо́сбери-флоп m (fósberi-flop)

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