(born 1947), US high jumper; full name Richard Douglas Fosbury. He originated the now standard style of jumping known as the ‘Fosbury flop’, in which the jumper clears the bar head first and backwards. In 1968 he won the Olympic gold medal using this technique.
Definition of Fosbury, Dick in US English:
Fosbury, Dick
proper nounˈfäzˌberē
(born 1947), US high jumper; full name Richard Douglas Fosbury. He originated the now standard style of jumping known as the “Fosbury flop,” in which the jumper clears the bar head first and backward. In 1968, he won the Olympic gold medal using this technique.