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noun
A high jump in which the jumper leaps backward and arches the back over the bar, thereby lowering the jumper's center of gravity below the body while it is aloft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: athletics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
jumping over the bar backwards and head first
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: high jump
History
Named for Dick Fosbury, who brought the technique to light in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Across languages
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