BLAINE COUNTY, Idaho — Dick Fosbury, known for "flopping" his way to gold in the 1968 Olympics and forever changing the high jump at all levels of the field event, has died at the age of 76. Fosbury ...

Dick Fosbury, who won the 1968 Olympic high jump title using a new, back-first high jump technique known as the Fosbury Flop, died Sunday morning at age 76, according to the United States Olympic and ...

PARIS, France — The high jump, an event part of the track and field, competition, requires athletes to jump and clear a horizontal bar placed at a certain height without dislodging it. Athletes must ...

Fosbury was first diagnosed with lymphoma in 2008. While he entered remission a few years later, the cancer returned recently. Our sport lost a true legend and innovator today with the passing of Dick ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — During the Olympics, you'll see athletes launch themselves over the high jump bar all using the same technique: the Fosbury Flop. But before it became the gold standard for high ...

Dick Fosbury, who won the 1968 Olympic high jump title using a new, back-first high jump technique known as the Fosbury Flop, died Sunday morning at age 76. Fosbury died peacefully after a short bout ...