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TIL the modern face-up technique of high jump was invented by American Dick Fosbury and debuted at the 1968 Olympics. Reporters mocked him, saying he looked like a "two legged camel". He won the gold. It is now known as the "Fosbury Flop" and is the dominant style in the sport

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