How One Man Changed the High Jump Forever | The Olympics on the Record

[@thefuzzman2379]

To win a Gold Medal is one thing. To change the way the sport is done is even better!

[@d.j.wellington]

Plus he won the gold medal.

[@nigelnyoni8265]

He LITERALLY changed the game. And had the technique named after him too

[@Sam-sv4yy]

it was natural that someone will come up with it one day while exercising ..

[@rc-pf1wq]

to leave and never return after the gold...

[@chongcheemin8385]

@@rc-pf1wq break the world record also during the process ... legend!!!

[@hamsanandini7647]

stays chill, does a bit of travelling, reimagines a sport for modern times, retires. What a king.

[@organizedchaos4559]

He retired because he wasn’t a great athlete. He won not because of his athletic skills but his brain.

[@rahilmalhotra001]

@@organizedchaos4559 Sit down, you clearly have no idea how sporting culture was in 1960's, saying he had no athletic skill is just dumb.

[@dave_in_florida]

retired and his name lives on forever

[@studywithshubhamsemwal]

@@organizedchaos4559 He implemented and idea that was in his brain in reality and jumped and won gold. Because he had the best skills

[@brainquake4413]

@@organizedchaos4559 and u achieved in your life..nothing

[@RaymondChenon]

Fosbury literally raised the bar

[@iamthebroker]

Deserves more likes. Nice one👍🏻

[@RaymondChenon]

@@iamthebroker thanks. You made my day.

[@metaloper]

@@iamthebroker I second that.

[@oluwakayodefavouraiyepeku6310]

Best comment 🔥

[@JornalismoLightFM]

A like from Brasil Best comment ever! Jsut knew about his passing. RIP!

[@Bengo]

Comes to the Olympics just to try if can jump over that thing with his technique and never comes back...What a g lmao

[@tihomirrasperic]

his not back because in next game all use his technique and jump much higher then him

[@rohitp4301]

@@tihomirrasperic Doesn’t matter. The guy revolutionised the sport. No one knows by heart the name of the people who won after him. Every high jump athlete in the world knows his name.

[@bvbxiong5791]

when you drop the mic...you don't pick it back up.

[@Jarebearrr]

Lol right? What got me was the fact dude couldn’t even jump over a chair a couple years before then goes on to win gold lmaoooo. I literally can’t even imagine how his friends that bet him that felt after seeing him win that lmaaaooooo

[@DakonBlackblade2]

@@jamesgokux That is called a pioneer actually. He wasn't a good jumper, or athlete to be honest, and he knew it, however he was very smart and unafraid to try new things, therefore he revolutionized the sport. He had one chance of winning cause once ppl adopted his technique they were just better than him, so he took it, he won and he became a legend.

[@NighFury]

"He applied some mechanics." Proceeds to pan images showing electromagnetics, Einstein's equation, cosine angles. Man, that's a lot of stuff for just a high jump.

[@gamer2241]

Well trig is used in mechanics

[@vulpine3431]

@@gamer2241 trig is used practically everywhere -.-

[@gamer2241]

VulpineKitsune not my point I know it is

[@crewmax4240]

I thought it was a Starbucks recipe.

[@Taher_M]

Yeah, I agree with you

[@gracekim3668]

he's like that one guy who's absent in all of the lectures but still topped the class 😂🙌 WHAT A LEGEND

[@AmityvilleFan]

Nah, that was John Nash.

[@Eren-da-Jaeger]

and did not attend the next grade

[@thanosmaster-abel559]

😂🙌🙌😂🙌🙌😂😂😂😂🙌😂

[@atomsk1972]

He really had to be a unique individual to A) Come up with something this counter-intuitive B) Perfect it C) Go use it on the biggest stage in the face of convention. Amazing.

[@graham1158]

and D) actually manage to win a gold medal.

[@Patrick-zr8tv]

I wouldn't say it's counter intuitive but we have already been exposed to the idea so we don't know.

[@Vinnay46]

And then quit!

[@berzerkbankie1342]

@@graham1158 *and set an Olympic record!

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

it was illegal..so it wasnt done in competition

[@execelf]

He really raised the bar!

[@bagusadikurniawan885]

like literally

[@atomsk1972]

So bad it's good.

[@sannytizer7772]

I think he was a flop !!

[@eyescreamcake]

ಠ_ಠ

[@medjina12]

👍🏾

[@greenwolfegreen6028]

I was 17 in 1968 when Fosbury did his Flop. It was a thing to behold. Remember, no one had ever seen such a beautiful thing like that before. It was artistic and truly beautiful. And the audience was mesmerized by everything Fosbury did. People just wanted to see it again and again. It was truly the most remarkable Track and Field event of the age.

[@osoialncuiq]

What a great experience to see that live! I was born in 1971, but heard the name over and over every 4 years.

[@victorhopper6774]

my school didn't have a foam landing surface then. just sawdust and sand.

[@malcolmabram2957]

Just to be a bit sombre, the Olympics do not seem to have the same magic as it did back in those days.

[@sg7031]

3:13 the guy in the background with the hat literally gaping

[@mysonsmashingblockbuilding7669]

How did he qualify without anyone seeing it?

[@heder7830]

bruh he literally just joined the Olympics to try his new technique and never came back. What a LEGEND 😂

[@carlgustav945]

A pioneer

[@Globalgenocide]

A pioneer unlike your commenting abilities.

[@daldrete01]

@@Globalgenocide daddy chill

[@aldogo95]

True chad

[@dseucsiacm6990]

you guys calling me ?

[@RealAadilFarooqui]

Someone: You couldn't Jump over a Chair Fosbury: "I will Jump Over History"

[@shazzthedon]

History is in the past and time travel isn’t possible you mullet paddler

[@kylenew1922]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@sohaanari1729]

@@shazzthedon XD

[@praptishukla6012]

The best comment I have read on KZbin 😁

[@GhostLeadGaming]

@@tempest3927 nice counter. 👍

[@Outland9000]

I'm amazed how high these guys were jumping *before* the Fosbury flop!

[@TurnerTHA]

Outland he did so poor with straddle even with college level. It took a full year to convince his coach to let him jump in his own way (he used fosbury’s flop to get into the college but his coach didn’t allow him to use it until he desperately beg the coach

[@rickf6375]

Check out the Kenian high jump on KZbin, pretty amazing stuff

[@ErrantChordier]

crazier yet, the WR with the straddle was done about 10 years *after* Fosbury won the Olympics, it was by Vladimir Yashchenko, he jumped 2.35m (7'8½"), that's the highest jump using the straddle

[@bharathkatti]

2.22mtrs

[@rowanaforrest9792]

The way they jumped before, plus landing on hard ground instead of a padded landing... Wow! How did they manage not to break or sprain their ankles? Padded mats were also a nice idea!

[@johhhnsen]

He misses the opening ceremony, drives out to see the pyramids, while watching the sunset and then sleeps in his van.... I like this guy. Using his chance to experience the real Mexico! I would have done the same cuz it sounds awesome!

[@thethirdman225]

Did it happen? I doubt it. There were riots in Mexico City during the 1968 Olympics. Athletes were generally confined to the Olympic village.

[@spacegupta71]

Well he was a civil engineer

[@thethirdman225]

@@spacegupta71 ...not a biomechanist...

[@lopez.jacinto.6726]

@@thethirdman225 Riots? You call it riots? Have some respect for the people of the 68 movement.

[@thethirdman225]

@@lopez.jacinto.6726 Well, no disrespect intended but I knew people who were there (they're mostly dead now).

[@aweha]

The last frames of the video with him smiling is a 10/10 ending.

[@wangshiyao]

The real "Trust me, I'm an engineer" example

[@yogazzz9042]

as an engineer i agree with you bro....

[@ghjklkop7868]

@@yogazzz9042 respect

[@named746]

@@yogazzz9042 engineer from tf2

[@robotnick9867]

"that means i solve problems"

[@martonglasz7093]

Underrated comment.

[@arandombard1197]

I never considered that there must have been somebody who did this for the first time and just blew away the competition. Human ingenuity is a remarkable thing.

[@lordomacron3719]

like most of the best inventions once are shown off you wonder why no one thought of it before as it seems so obvious after the fact

[@jamesambrocio]

Ever heard of Jackie Moon?

[@alanorrick6741]

You must be young.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

@@lordomacron3719 A lot of inventions are like that, though this one doesn't seem obvious. It sure works, though!

[@murraywagnon1841]

I was a high jumper in High School from 1964-1968, and the 'Flop' was a natural progression from the 'Scissor' technique when sawdust landing pits evolved into foam rubber and you no longer needed to land on your feet.

[@bigbuffguy95]

One of the most influential track and field athletes of all time. RIP.

[@stevefowler2112]

I was 11 at the time and I remember my dad coming home from work one day saying hey let's watch the Olympic track and field, I hear there is an American kid doing a backwards high jump that they are calling the Fosbury flop that looks like he might win the gold. It was quite the sensation.

[@janviljoen7001]

Yes I was in grade 10 in a small school in South Africa, 150 pupils. Our sports teacher told us about it and I started it too, coming second in our local competition. But my buddy went on and won the regional competition. It revolutionize the world's high jump.

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

Yeah. I remember this too. I was about 16. .

[@bharathkatti]

whats your age now....

[@sUperNova-lj4vs]

that's a lot of life experience in this comment.

[@randomlady5315]

Fosbury Flop more like Fosbur win

[@tfleming92]

It's a good thing they didn't name the technique after his first name.

[@dyl3n]

Yeah, great they didn't name it the Richard flop

[@Xsuprio]

@Tyler Do they still hand out free internets? Cuz you should have one.

[@Jin-Ro]

lol. Tyler, if you're not a Brit or Ozzie, I'll eat my hat.

[@tfleming92]

@@Jin-Ro I'm an American, of Irish descent. You may want to marinate that hat for a while before grilling.

[@90vit]

Richard Douglas Fosbury

[@djrowena.]

Narrator: 'He didn't like to practice, he was a loner ⭐ he missed the opening ceremony to drive out to see the pyramids, watching the sunset & sleeping in a van.' 🌇 I'm starting to believe he joined the Olympics cause he wanted a free getaway for the weekend 🤎

[@hakunamatata9489]

Must be college credits !!!

[@rafaelquinones5110]

He sounds like he is an AQURIUS🙃

[@artisanrocky8496]

A true sigma male

[@masrimus1607]

Thats bullshit though. No one can jump 2.24 without a lot of training

[@slavetislamic1957]

2:45

[@JKLvsME]

actually high quality footage from 1968.

[@LutherBlissett94]

Potatoes just hadn't been invented yet

[@omnomnom3187]

LutherBlissett94 lmao

[@TubbyJ420]

Because it was shot on film.

[@bassemb]

35mm is pretty much equivalent to 4K, and that's not even 70mm (~12K).

[@sandersfamily8974]

Thinking the same. Or some great re-touching.

[@genechristiansomoza4931]

Fosbury: This is how you do it kids. * Then left the olympics like a boss.

[@myfitape7306]

actually high quality footage from 1968.

[@leonaleonakrulishkrulish422]

"Pfft you're an engineer, and everyone knows white bois can't jump." "Hold my slide rule."

[@irictatt]

Comes to the Olympics just to try if can jump over that thing with his technique and never comes back...What a g lmao

[@GunsNRoses1123]

Honestly I aspire to be like him, if I can.

[@rokyericksonroks]

“...he missed the opening ceremony to drive out to see the pyramids, watching the sunset and sleeping in a van” (2:43) Totally boss like behaviour.

[@thervers2140]

I'm 71 and will forever remember him. Thank you.

[@BF4pawntard]

We lost this legend today 12/3/23 he literally changed the sport single handed. RIP champ

[@youngmanlee6022]

Those other guys were jumping as high as him without that technique, he knew he had no chance in the next games lmao Brilliant though

[@jonathanw1019]

Pretty much! The best of part of his technique is how he clearly kept it a secret amongst himself and maybe a few other people. If anyone else professional had seen him do it with enough time to practice, a superior athlete would surely have won.

[@youngmanlee6022]

True that. Hide your strength, bide your time

[@Apjooz]

But what a venue to give a technique presentation.

[@AndersPuschel]

Jonathan Wotka Or it would have been banned.

[@knowone3610]

It's funny cuz when he joined the Olympics, he wasn't as trained as his competitors. He may have mastered the jump, but is not an athlete. He's an engineer and was able to beat athletes with physiques way above his level using math.

[@dwaynesbadchemicals]

3:12 Judge’s open mouthed awe.

[@california4258]

Yessss. I thought I was the only one who noticed it :D

[@rafaelrandom500]

Wait ! That's illegal !

[@ronald3836]

"Is that allowed?!?! I should know...."

[@AgilityAgent]

It truly is the only cool way to jump. Athletic, elegant, and technical. Watching it on TV is one thing, I've seen the bar in person set at only 2 meters and had a newfound respect for these jumpers. It is scarily high.

[@xeiinfach8670]

"he did maths... We need some math pictures! What? No I don't care if the pictures don't show math related to our topic..."

[@aryamanpande5499]

It was not even maths,but physics and that also related to photoelectric effect and thermodynamics

[@fortazerty]

aryaman pande well physics apply math but I understand

[@jonathanhlusic]

7999+1=9=8000

[@bbokgomu5422]

x EiiNFacH physics not maths. They are two different things

[@xeiinfach8670]

Sokka's Wife just read the comment of 'unknown truth' and I don't have to answer your statement :P

[@spidywithnosense8866]

Greatest explanation of work smart not hard

[@jeromevelasquez6864]

TrAiLeR SqUaD Both.

[@buildinit6523]

HOW ABOUT DO BOTH AND MAYBE LAST LONGER

[@jamessumner4744]

He did work hard to finding that technique

[@RaphBJ]

even though he worked smart by coming up with this technique he still needed to train physically

[@parkviewmo]

I remember seeing Fosbury's wonderful innovation on TV when I was in high school! It was such a change and everyone held their breath when he came up in the rotation! Thrilling!

[@hasinishrak9024]

This guys experimented his technique in Olympic championship and then left 😂

[@lenchenes]

And that makes him legendary and iconic🤣😂😅

[@bansyiemlieh3213]

😂 😂 like a boss

[@mromneyobama]

He never even practiced. He already knew he could sail over those with ease.

[@panda4247]

I suppose he knew better jumpers would come. He was the engineer. He proven his point. He quit while he was on top. He is still the legend.

[@AllenorLP]

Hold my beer while i get an olympic gold medal

[@scarlamite1688]

imagine going into the Olympics once, winning and having everyone from now on doing your method

[@coreyham3753]

Very impressive.

[@johnlight817]

In 1968 I was a (minor) member of the UCLA track team. We went to the league championship meet (PAC-8, in those days) that spring having heard about this guy Fosbury and his crazy high jumping technique…but I’ll never forget his first jump. Edwards Stadium is packed, I’m warming up on the infield, and Foz does his thing…and the entire stadium just ERUPTS! People are standing and screaming and yelling and pointing as though they’d just seen him take off and fly like Superman (actually not a bad analogy). I remember my own stunned reaction as well, like, whaaaat did I just see??!? Turns out I was seeing history in the making. Wow.

[@haryanvidubbedvideos1610]

That was the awesome moment for him

[@polarwhip2234]

haryanvi dubbed videod K

[@gytisdramblewolfskis8521]

And it looks like he could have easily added at least few more centimeters.

[@sorellman]

It does not take millions of people to brake the mold. Just one lonely smart guy with an idea.

[@allgoo1964]

haryanvi dubbed videos says: "That was the awesome moment for him" == Not only to hm but all the spectators on the stands. Some of them still keep the ticket and tell friends that he saw it as it happened. That day, the history was made.

[@unclebayek8923]

>Barges into Olympics to try out his new trick >Wins, forever changing the sport >Refuses to elaborate further >Leaves

[@doctorcapacitor7932]

Giga chad

[@petermeyer6873]

> back home dies jumping over his back jard hedge landing on the concrete pavement neckfirst

[@vidco2467]

Sigma Male Grindset

[@MegaShiney99]

Undeniably based

[@johnathanbispham3404]

Literal legend XD

[@hawkrider88]

This was the year after I graduated High School and I remember it well. Those of us at home watching it on TV thought it was a weirdest thing ever and that he would hurt himself somehow. What a brilliant guy!

[@supermooieman]

"Wow." - Owen Wilson

[@lucykoo7859]

“Wow.” - Eddy Wally

[@omgitsaidsyay]

"meme" - Everyone

[@koala.justakoala4287]

Matthew Harcourt “Hotel” - Trivago

[@vladimirzimmerman9510]

"STFU" -Abraham Lincoln

[@DhikaRizkySumanto]

"Wow." - Lightning McQueen

[@jollimaiahtacksworth]

He entered the Olympics to experiment with a weird technique he came up with as an engineer, used it to win gold, set a world record and change an entire sport; then left like nothing happened, not only that but he had better things to do during the opening ceremony, what a legend!

[@dustinlee168]

dont forget the mismatch shoes he worn. lol

[@kasession]

As soon as I saw the title of the video, I knew it was about the 'Fosbury Flop'. I was a young teenager when I saw it. It was amazing to see at the time. Thanks for the memory. 👍🏿

[@willbee6785]

53 years later, they still say his name. Legends are made of this.

[@JonCombo]

No one remembers Mat though.

[@VividBoricua]

Random dude: "I bet you couldn't jump over a chair!" Fosbury: "Hold my beer"

[@angelsayshi8061]

Breaks hand

[@HydraulikStrength]

Hold my nuts

[@xyz2121]

He never drank.

[@meridien52681]

Splints hand

[@jonfindlay7838]

For all we know he still never jumped over a chair lol

[@royalgill5442]

Teacher - that was out of syllabus Fosbury - this is the syllabus now ❤️ True legend ❤️

[@madhavmorley855]

As an Civil Engineering Student myself, the dude literally applied structural mechanics and changed the sport. Now here i am trying to get better at material science...

[@blackjackreward4456]

Yes, but among dentists we have Mark Spitz and the inventor of the first PC [it had no keyboard]

[@rajarshioza2962]

@Mr KREAL two hinged arch

[@HangTimeDeluxe]

"Structural mechanics" falls under the discipline of statics. As he was in motion, this was a dynamics problem. Just saying.

[@tc9552]

Every P.E teacher lives and dies by this story

[@wweeks]

Why are your P.E. teachers dying by this story?

[@badcornflakes6374]

@@wweeks school shootings :(

[@MrDasmaster]

@@wweeks Tough school!

[@RyanAl92]

@@badcornflakes6374 Perfect answer for a brain-dead question.

[@emilianahadad333]

1968-2018-50 years olympian's have used the tech. 1 olympic game 1gold never to return!! THAT IS LEGEND!

[@KidFresh71]

Great piece! My grandfather was the first athlete to try the "Western Roll" technique in Canada- and held the Canadian high jump record for 8 years! Don't forget back in the 1940's that high jumpers landed on sawdust instead of pads. Ouch.

[@vimanshachandrasekera1046]

Who’s your grandfather?

[@stevenskibniewski9737]

That’s nifty, now why don’t you invent your own roll instead of spouting someone else’s!

[@slavetislamic1957]

@@stevenskibniewski9737 haha

[@Terence.McKenna]

Sawdust would actually be soft with enough of it. That was straight up wood chips!

[@chesterwilberforce9832]

Sawdust would have made for a very painful landing using Fosbury, for sure! You literally land on your head and shoulders

[@haryanvidubbedvideos1610]

Really a champion with mind

[@reonero958]

L

[@AmitBikram7]

That is why i support Nerds to play Sports. They not only win Gold, but change the very Dynamics of the Game itself.

[@blackened144]

Im still waiting for that flexible javelin from the Revenge of the Nerds to catch on.

[@FreemitiveD]

@@blackened144 What am I missing?

[@rikumajumder1558]

There are Nerds in Sports. They are the Coaches and the Crew behind the scenes who come up with the team strategy and best way for their athletes to train and so on.

[@lindarollecooper5231]

CHUCKLES Go Nerds!!

[@simonhew9583]

@@FreemitiveD olympic.

[@simplyashish17]

i like ppl like him...u come ..u show them how's its done....nd then u leave...Absolute GOAT like

[@saltinec6138]

1968-2018-50 years olympian's have used the tech. 1 olympic game 1gold never to return!! THAT IS LEGEND!

[@PaulVinonaama]

Not quit. 1972 winner Jüri Tarmak used straddle.

[@gabrielacarbajal8686]

actually high quality footage from 1968.

[@golanfernandes]

Fosbury has a 100% win rate at the olympics

[@reedsmusic7589]

He was there to experiment for his engineering thesis. Professors marked remotely on tv, way before the internet . Got gold. He passed. It wasn't a flop. Nothing more to prove. Mic drop...

[@tarunrathitra1158]

Well it was a flop.....

[@mclovinn1382]

@@tarunrathitra1158 i see what you did there

[@thamidudharshitha5515]

Would have been even better if he did this for his final research paper and wanted to do the DEMO.

[@BestMods168]

The thesis had one sentence. "Watch me on TV."

[@parvezsohel6ahmed383]

The Real Sportsmanship, The World ever seen. He applied his knowledge of Physics, just not only to change the Technique but participated as for Better to say that He showed and let The World Learn how ease it is in this way a high jumper could let him/her fly over the bar. Thank you Sir. No one could remain but the Technique that you invented would last till the end. Thanks for sharing this video. I myself was a jumper during high school levels and my coach taught me this technique but just a few minutes ago, your sponsorship let me know who and how it was applied. Tnx again.

[@magichands135]

Wait...2m20..legs first? What

[@ReeN1995]

ikr? thats just insane

[@aidansharples7751]

Kid at my highschool was good for 2.05 with a scissor.

[@gurusson]

WR at the time was 2.28, which is insane

[@aidanjanemcintosh6919]

I'm not an athlete but I could jump at least a meter and a half. I think that is the limit an ordinary human can do.

[@EthelredHardrede-nz8yv]

That was the scissors and a modified version called the Eastern Roll. Early on you were not allowed to go over the bar head first. It was foul, called diving. It was tricky to do the Western roll so as to not go head first. IIRC the Belly roll could not catch on till that rule was dropped.

[@JGM483]

This shows how engineers can win Olympic medals

[@masterchief8726]

There's hope for me yet!

[@zaidanesem6635]

yes they can, but do they have the physical capability to do so? not always

[@JGM483]

zaidan esem that's what I was trying to prove. Pen is mightier than sword. This guy used his brains to win the medal not his physical capabilities.

[@NomSauce]

Jinu George except the guy was still very physically capable lol. You don't make a 2.24 high jump with just brain.

[@JGM483]

Nom Sauce he was not Olympic level physical. Compared to the other athletes he was not that fit.

[@neilwinter9862]

Rest in Peace to the biggest innovator of the sport

[@umakantmahajan2104]

He just used olympics to experiment his technique , won a gold and never returned what a Legend ...

[@chaosmaster4130]

Stop copying comments my guy.

[@Chooooty]

the Fosbury flop never would had happened if they didn't let the jumpers land on a foam pad, if the jumpers before would had done the fosbury they would be dead from falling 7 ft onto their head

[@roguishpaladin]

They had started using sand pits before the foam pads, and you can fall onto your back. It probably would've been fine.

[@naphackDT]

The problem is that during a drawn out competition you would have to fall on your back again and again and again... By the time, you'd actually get to the heights where the flop's extra height would be relevant, you'd be too beaten up to continue.

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

You're saying that olympic atheletes would let something like pain stop them? What planet are you from?

[@bobmarley7744]

Jarthen Greenmeadow back pain? Yes. Track Athletes take knee,hip, and back injuries very seriously

[@michael22000]

jed black I know, right? haha. That's exactly what I'm thinking. This jumping technique needs a cushion to land. xD

[@naveennishad]

Gold is just a medal for him.. He changed the definition of entire high jump sports

[@kevincross4302]

I ran track most of my life...for me the High Jump was always the most amazing event to watch live. I would stand down near the pit and see that bar set up around 7 feet and think there is NO FREAKING way someone can get over that bar...it's just amazing...and the WR is over 8 feet...just incredible!

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

3:12 that officials face, he's so amazed

[@bonefishboards]

We were forced to learn the 'western roll' even though we had new foam pits. I hurt myself quite a bit doing those things. Then we all started doing the Fosbury Flop and added like 6 inches immediately to heights we could clear.

[@Moshrav]

this guy literally nerded himself into an olympic victory

[@oscardunn4769]

...into Olympic history,to be precise...

[@jeffgreen3376]

I remember learning all of the different styles of high jumps when I was in elementary school. I instantly fell in love with the Fosbury Flop and was the only kid who had the guts to try it. After one bad practice jump, I realized that I needed to run faster and lift my feet. I quickly caught on and won the competition in my Phys Ed class. Unfortunately, I had very short legs and couldn't compete at the high school level, so I ran cross country instead.

[@memd777]

noob

[@DivyaKalasua]

run forrest run

[@livishtv]

XC, BABY!

[@sameerahmed1583]

Learn from hinata

[@lesilluminations1]

I'll never forget those 68 Olympics. Watched a color TV for the first time. I was a young high jumper myself doing the straddle and landing in dirt. When I saw Fosbury jump I couldn't believe my eyes. I still don't understand it to be honest.

[@nivan231]

Never knew about this.. He made a name for himself in that only Olympic which he participated for the first and last time

[@crewmax4240]

He got mad because they didn't rename the Olympics "The Fosburys".

[@mikerivers695]

he and bob beamon were the record breakers in their time

[@jameshowland7393]

Hi name will live on for a long time.

[@Robylazarus]

Lovely vid. Thank you so much for sharing this bit of athletic history.

[@NoCampDad]

Better than a gold metal is to be immortalized forever. RIP.

[@tonibaloni12]

It's even more impressive when they land on their feet ...

[@pipsantos6278]

Tony Eatinsky ...that's figure skating

[@BananaProtocol]

I love those stories about techniques people are perfecting over and over until an unknown player comes up with a brand new strategy and revolutionise the whole thing.

[@Olympics]

There's more than one way to win at sport... that's what makes it so great! 💡😄

[@themonkeyjokey4065]

Thats the ultimate boss move. Trying a completely new technique, getting a gold medal, setting a olympic record, inventing the technique which stayed for at least 50 years and counting and never comes back because he proved what he wanted to prove. This is how Legends are made 👏👍

[@brycewalburn3926]

It's fascinating to watch the reactions of the people who seem to instantly understand how unique and impressive his technique was vs the people who have no clue.

[@Martin-se3ij]

Remember watching this in awe, thanks for the memories.

[@kickthesky]

I started track and field in high school in my sophomore year as a high jumper in 1984. Learned the Fosbury Flop. Cool to see the actual Fosbury Flop. Thanks Olympics KZbin channel!

[@bobsutton104]

I changed from straddle jumping to the Fosbury flop and increased my jumps in 1972 from 5’10 to 6’2. It is a natural feeling after you get used to it. He was really an Olympic hero

[@Taher_M]

"Some people are born to bring revolution, they are known as Legends."

[@imanuelnazare3705]

I met him for 5 hours and had a chance to shake hands. I was 18 then, now 61, still admiring that guy. In fact, he was cool. I was a kind of jealous, because all the girls fell for him. They liked the body😜😱.

[@yon6102]

Lmao.. The last laugh though. He knew that the world would adopt his style.

[@vjm3]

"Pfft you're an engineer, and everyone knows white bois can't jump." "Hold my slide rule."

[@wafuls5781]

SexJunkle racist

[@ELFanatic]

@SexJunkle ageist

[@obi-wankenobi5926]

@@wafuls5781 racism is good

[@alexcallender]

Based Obi Wan

[@neorandy]

Wow! What memories. I was 12 and remembered the Fosbury Flop as soon as I saw the title of this video.

[@sapuann]

Man's a legend. What a madlad.

[@goumasnick5020]

I was an athlete when I was a teenager (in long-jump) in Greece. A friend of mine used the Fosbery style in 1966, as an amateur. Nobody noticed because I think it was not allowed,

[@blank1967]

Damm your prob 70+ now

[@TravelingSurgeon]

wow ! he changed the whole concept of the game 🥺 that's why mechanical physics is really amazing to discover the news of thinking about regular processes

[@luminescence9949]

2:57 why is nobody talking about her walking backwards

[@QBL-lf7jd]

Well spotted!

[@dawarrior95]

GLitch in the matrix?

[@ELFanatic]

Backing up? People can do that. People can actually move in all directions.

[@ColinRichardson]

But you are talking about it.. so it is possible to say "noone" is talking about it.. Paradox!

[@HimanshuKumar_24]

Wth is she doing man?

[@Briguy1027]

I knew about him, but it still is amazing how he totally changed a sport.

[@LC337]

Bro literally came, changed the sport forever and dipped, that is a legend move

[@Jarebearrr]

The quality in the flashback clips is actually freaking incredible to be from 1968......... Am I really the only one that noticed that?? Lol

[@godara3353]

This is due to being shot on film. You can look it up on KZbin how they do this :)

[@troyjacobquinan3392]

Fosbury said: "I don't need to come back to the Olympics, every year they commemorate my name with this jump." PERIODT!

[@tadroid3858]

My older brother was a track star in HS in 1968, so this was a huge deal in my house. Never forget The Fosbury Flop!

[@nivmizzetjt2858]

3:12 Those guys are staring at him like "by God what did you just do"

[@jonashansen8907]

Perfect example; that you should not always do like everyone else does... "Knowing How to Think Empowers You Far Beyond Those Who Know Only What to Think." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

[@misskim2058]

Big words (and some reverse psychology) from a man who participates in and promotes the indoctrination program, and an in-the-box mindset, the “just don a labcoat, grab a clipboard and lie confidently, because if you tell a lie big enough, often enough, and with enough attitude, it will become the truth to your audience”. The people will believe you simply “because you said so”. If you just yell “science” loud enough and with vigor, that’s all the evidence they need to ooooh, and ahhhhh over every word out of your mouth. They will also parrot everything you say, with a sense of satisfaction and a bit of arrogance themselves, as if they are so smart just for listening to you, but they aren’t even smart enough to know when they’re being had. There’s a big difference between real science and Scientism, which is a religion of its own, the dogmatic belief in anything presented as science, regardless of the lack of evidence, and the mountains...or entire mountain ranges...of evidence to the contrary of whatever are the current and treasured viewpoints, and that which is contrary to what is being programmed in the minds of the children at school and the adults in college and university, and the masses at large. Their strategy is: Get some “peers” (whether they have credentials, or just pretend to, or perhaps their images been pumped up and grossly exaggerated by the media, whose sole mission is “to shape and mold public opinion and behavior, both foreign and domestic“--and they certainly have honed that skill in that 140+ years that they’ve made it their mission--it certainly isn’t “to keep you informed“, save to the point that it helps the lies go down more easily. Definitely got to sprinkle some sugar or something to disguise the flavor of a lie, or even the slowest of people might catch on. It can’t be ALL lies, but it does need to be 99% fearmongering and negativity, with only just enough positivity to keep people “tuning (back) in for their programming”… At least they’re nice enough to tell people “thank you for tuning in to our (your) programming”...the people don’t even realize they’re being openly mocked. They smile at you while they’re thinking, “We will tell them what we are doing to them, and they still won’t get it”. They program the viewers, and they even tell them they’re going to do it. They’re often even kind enough to be quite open about it as they count their minds down into Alpha, so the viewer will be more easily accessible and programmable, how very nice of them . Then they get their “peers” in on it to back them up...sometimes as obviously as in the same broadcast, but other times on different stations and different programs, but all very well-choreographed (“peer” is another word for “groupthink”, a peer is someone who thinks like you do, so of course, a “peer-reviewed” publication is simply a publication that holds the same viewpoint or agenda as you have. Oh, yes, they absolutely claim to have total scientific neutrality, but that is absolute poppycock).… Does that even need to be explained to people? I suppose it does, but it’s still lost on most people, even with an explanation . They love their idols, their men on pedestals, and they get very angry when anyone comes along with any sort of testable, observable and repeatable evidence that would knock them off their high perch. So, he’s part of that crowd, the crowd of “get a bunch of people to agree with you, and if you present evidence that is contrary to popular consensus among your “peers“, and that contrary evidence is strong, they’ll bury your evidence, and very likely, they may also bury you with it. They will certainly bury your career if you try to go public with it... if you can even get someone to publish it, they own 95 to 98% of media worldwide, both mainstream and alternative has been methodically acquired, and is in the hands of three families who have the same general goals for shaping and molding public opinion and behavior, both foreign and domestic...And much more than just that, but their goals do require that they are able to shape and mold public opinion and behavior anywhere they choose to do so. They see it as something akin to herding cattle, and removing from the start the “problematic” and “troublemaking” cattle, just like cowboys used to do, and probably still do. If there’s a few in the bunch with minds of their own, especially if they get the other cattle to exercise their own minds and demonstrate their own preferred behavior as well, then they pick them out and get rid of them, usually with a gun or a knife. Modern-day online platforms and algorithms are very useful tools for helping them find and eventually remove those who might get the human “cattle” going (Their word for you. You are cattle to them.) Lots of systems are in place for that purpose, even school testing keeps records of such things, of that those who would have the intelligence and courage to one day grow up and become a problem to the system, those who would encourage others to also critically think act according to their own mindset rather than that of the programmed ones. So, going against “peer reviewed“ consensus is, of course, unpopular at best, and dangerous when presented to the wrong audience, such as with “peers”, peers who have careers, and reputations, and belief systems (like Scientism) to protect, especially if they have been responsible for shaping and molding the belief systems of the masses with their sheer nonsense and utter rot, however well-packaged, and scented, and flavored for palatability it may be. All you need is some players to play on the same team and tell the same lies, so you use each other as your “evidence”, when none of you actually have any. Lean on some credentials, rather than evidence, bury contradictory evidence as deeply as you can and kill the flow of information that could lead anyone to it. Surely it’s quite obvious the “Breakfast Club” to which Neil and his cronies belong. One of them was finally reported as “deceased”, even though he was not a bioidentical match to his earlier photos, and of course had some forensic impossibilities about his anatomical features… His features were more indicative of a doppelgänger, which would fit, since the man in question was stricken with a disease that only an act of God could change, and while there’s theoretically always the possibility of a miraculous and long extension of the life of someone with such an extreme case, it would be highly unlikely and improbable... but what IS likely and is probable is that the man in question had a very well-recognized name, a name that was highly profitable and respected, and it was far too profitable to let it die with his body when he did, so it’s not that hard to find a doppelgänger, especially with all the technology that was available, and incapacitating the man would be a very simple matter,ya and since he never actually spoke himself, but rather had a computer, a computer reported to be able to read where his eyes went, so he could “speak to the crowd“. Well, this poor man, confined to a wheelchair was rolled out on stage to audience after audience, all thinking themselves smart or even geniuses just for listening and following along with his great “lectures“, purportedly conveyed through a computer, none of these “geniuses“ happened to notice that of course there could be no question and answer sessions, but really there could’ve been, because anyone can answer through a computer voice, typing in an answer is absolute child’s play. No one noticed that the original version of the man had ground his lower teeth down to stubs, nothing left, painful-looking indeed...and the second version had very long, projecting lower teeth, (4 of them), which were also in poor condition but nowhere near the same type as the predecessor’s. If you were going to have prosthetics installed you wouldn’t get some lousy, aged, raggedy teeth put in, that would be… Nice. They would be nice and new. And that is just one of the bioidentical fails of the poor, unknown man who played the role of a mute, incapacitated genius… Enough people were catching on and making it rather public, enough people were comparing photos from over the decades, and coming to the same conclusions, so they did finally need to allow that name to die by reporting his “death”, ( which actually happened many many years earlier-- as I always say, “forensics don’t lie, people do”), but it had been ever so profitable, not just in books sales and appearances, but in producing highly-respected materials/propaganda that would again “shape and mold public opinion and behavior, both foreign and domestic”. Oh yes, they were selling much more than books and appearances, they were selling a belief system, they were reinforcing Scientism, and all its pretty “awe inspiring” lies. The poor man probably sat there every time he was rolled out, and wondered if there were so many people there that thought themselves so smart as to attend one of his lectures, why were none of them smart enough to observe the scientific impossibilities and use their observational skills to see that he was not the same man but a mere doppelgänger; or why, if they did notice, why were none brave enough or kind enough to rush the stage and rescue him from his plight? So, for Neil, he was just planting a little seed, as if he isn’t doing what he does, trying to look like he’s on the truth-in-science, and the critical-thinking team, when he’s on the Breakfast Clubbing BS team.

[@H0MUDALSUBHI]

فوسبري لاعب بسيط أستخدم معادلات فيزيائية في قفزته فغير مسار رياضة الوثب العالي إلى الأبد

[@xendurr8180]

Fosbury be like: Hey, this game looks fun. Might try it once.

[@ksg7882]

proceeds analysing mathematical equations

[@fauzanazhima5640]

"I think quite a few kids will begin trying it my way now" Well buddy, it's the whole world, not just a few kids 😂

[@simonnaylor3536]

I love how he used smarts to win within the rules, but at the same time, it would still be nice to see the forward technique as it’s own competition and see how much higher people can jump (forwards) no compared to in the past.

[@OldSchoolRasslin]

1968 was the best Olympics just because of this and Bob Beamon's record shattering long jump.

[@niapaulino3310]

They also raised their fists at this 1968 Olympics. Tommie Smith and John Carlos.

[@kskumar9605]

this is one of the best videos i have ever watched

[@Random-Things]

Dare to think different. This is one of my favorite Olympic stories.

[@ACoustaDC]

Normally I would say, "Cool story bro", but that actually was pretty cool.

[@dianafox3513]

He came in like a boss and showed them the right way then quit 😂😂😂 this man is a legend

[@Patrone68]

That's the way to do a sport! Compete only once, win, revolutionize the game, and leave smiling. Great video

[@playwall1857]

When engineer enters, efficiency increases.