The Latest Breaking News from Dick Fosbury

The demise of the single-handed backhand is a watershed moment for tennis

Every year since the first Wimbledon Championship in 1877, a male player with a one-handed backhand has featured in the singles semi-finals of a grand slam. That 149 year streak ended at this year’s US Open when Stefanos Tsitsipas, the last remaining single-hander in the draw, exited the tournament in…

The Conversation · Sep 15

32 of the Wildest Moments in Olympic History

Huge upsets, last-minute injuries, and (in one case) an actual fistfight.

Marie Claire · Aug 16, 2024

Will Olympic athletes ever stop breaking records?

Physically, athletes might reach a point where they can no longer beat sports records — however, innovative techniques and sportswear breakthroughs could potentially help athletes perform better in the future.

LiveScience · Jul 26, 2024

Dick Fosbury, high jump’s Flop pioneer who defied his doubters

Fosbury’s dramatic upturn in performance after adapting his technique propelled the American to shock Olympic gold and rewrote the manual on high jump – despite deep scepticism of his methods

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Dick Fosbury, trailblazing athlete who ‘changed high jump forever’, dies

Legendary high jumper died Sunday after a recurrence with lymphoma, according to his publicist, Ray Schulte

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Tuesday briefing: How British-Somali citizens are disappearing to ‘culture rehabilitation centres’

A report published by the Observer tells the story of young people of Somali descent being held against their will to be ‘de-westernised’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Dick Fosbury, the Idaho Olympian who revolutionized high jumping, dies at age 76

Dick Fosbury, the Olympic gold medal winner who went on to settle in Idaho, died at the age of 76 from lymphoma on Sunday morning, his publicist Ray Schulte confirmed on social media.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023

Dick Fosbury dies at 76; high-jumper known for ‘Fosbury Flop’

Dick Fosbury started using the unconventional Fosbury Flop in high school high jump competitions in Oregon and went on to win the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2023

Olympian, High Jump Pioneer Dick Fosbury Dies at 76

Fosbury—a gold medalist at the 1968 Mexico City Games—innovated the sport with his “Fosbury Flop” technique

Sports Illustrated · Mar 13, 2023

High jump revolutionary Dick Fosbury dies at 76

American athlete Dick Fosbury, whose 'Fosbury Flop' technique changed the high jump forever, and won him gold at the 1968 Olympics, has died aged 76.

The New Daily · Mar 13, 2023