# @olympics on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=pF6wds46lXA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35881930-olympics-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/251555908f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-21T14:01:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Olympic Games (@Olympics) — https://gondola.cc/Olympics

## Caption

Instead of jumping face forward and twisting his body mid-air to navigate his way over the bar like everyone else, Dick Fosbury introduced a new technique: jumping backwards off the 'wrong foot' and arching his body over the bar. The result? A personal record of 2.24 metres and an Olympic gold medal! 🥇

By #Munich1972, 28 of the 40 high jump competitors had adopted the Fosbury Flop, which quickly became one of the most popular methods. 

Talk about changing the game... 

#Olympics

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## Stats

- **Views:** 36,048
- **Likes:** 605
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- **Comments:** 8

## Tags

paris2024, munich1972, beijing2022, tokyo2020, olympics

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