El atletismo se despidió de Dick Fosbury, el “chiflado” que no podía hacer deporte y revolucionó el salto en alto
El estadounidense falleció a los 76 años y marcó una era en el atletismo con el “Fosbury flop”, el innovador estilo que lo llevó a ser campeón olímpico en México 1968 y que hoy utiliza el mundo. “El salto de espaldas ya lo practicaba en el instituto y todos se reían de mí”, reconoció en una entrevista.
Athletics goodbye to Dick Fosbury, the “nut job” who couldn’t play sports and revolutionized high jumping
The American died at the age of 76 and marked an era in athletics with the “Fosbury flop”, the innovative style that led him to be Olympic champion in Mexico 1968 and that the world uses today. “I was already practicing backjumping in high school and everyone was laughing at me,” he said in an interview.
Luto en el atletismo: murió Dick Fosbury, el campeón olímpico que revolucionó el salto en alto
A los 76 años, falleció el deportista que inventó la técnica que actualmente utilizan los hombres y las mujeres que compiten en esta prueba
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Olympic Collectors Gather in Long Beach
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Dick Fosbury Looks Forward to Rio
(ATR) Olympic high jump champion draws parallels between Rio Olympics and Mexico City in 1968 in interview with ATR.
USA Olympic Gold Medal Winner Dick Fosbury Joins Schulte Sports Marketing & Public Relation's Roster of Clients
Tuesday Talk - New World Olympians Association President
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New WOA President; Government Support for Tokyo 2020; Rio Paralympic Logo
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