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 _____________________________________________________ 📺 Re-live ALL the incredible #Paris2024 action: ➡️ https://oly.ch/P24Replays _____________________________________________________ 🇫🇷 #Paris2024 replays: https://oly.ch/P24Replays 🇨🇳 #Beijing2022 replays: https://oly.ch/B22Replays 🇯🇵 #Tokyo2020 replays: https://oly.ch/T20Replays 🗞️ News from the Olympic world: https://oly.ch/News