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When it came time for the [[Olympics]], no one considered the young man to have a chance, and his more athletic competitors were favorites to win the high jump event.  The whole world was riveted to the television screen as the young man flawlessly cleared every height as the bar was raised again and again.  When the bar was finally raised to an Olympic record height of 7' 4 1/4", only the young man and his "flop" were able to jump over it.  He had won the gold medal.
 
When it came time for the [[Olympics]], no one considered the young man to have a chance, and his more athletic competitors were favorites to win the high jump event.  The whole world was riveted to the television screen as the young man flawlessly cleared every height as the bar was raised again and again.  When the bar was finally raised to an Olympic record height of 7' 4 1/4", only the young man and his "flop" were able to jump over it.  He had won the gold medal.
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Virtually immediately everyone else, including those who had mercilessly mocked him, began praising and imitating his style.  To this day it is known as the "Fosbury Flop."<ref>http://www.usatf.org/halloffame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=57</ref>
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Virtually immediately everyone else, including those who had mercilessly mocked him, began praising and imitating his style.  To this day it is known as the "[[Fosbury Flop]]."<ref>http://www.usatf.org/halloffame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=57</ref>
    
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