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

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

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

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

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

"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.

Fosbury literally raised the bar

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

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

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

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 🤎

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.

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

He really raised the bar!

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

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

Rest in Peace to the biggest innovator of the sport

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. 👍🏿

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

"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..."

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

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

actually high quality footage from 1968.

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

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!

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

When you're the "Revenge of the Nerds" in real life.

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

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

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

Every P.E teacher lives and dies by this story

"Wow." - Owen Wilson

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

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 UKposts channel!

Greatest explanation of work smart not hard

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!

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.

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.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="192">3:12</a> Judge’s open mouthed awe.

This shows how engineers can win Olympic medals

I remember watching it live. Those were the days!

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

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

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

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

"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 😂

That was the awesome moment for him

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

RIP legend

We now need a reverse hero: one that can jump higher than everyone else, but uses the wrong technique. Then he wins and everyone starts jumping wrong again.

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

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...

. . . what a great mind in this person - in his heart a sportsman AND an engineer - in his mind a new way and in his body enough power to prove it - what a great and gifted combination and performance in both of these beautiful disciplines . . .

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

What a legend, came once and changed everything.

this guy literally nerded himself into an olympic victory

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...

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

What a blessing that he was born to give the world such paramount technique in sports. Love it to the hilt

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

Really a champion with mind

Well done, quality documentary. : ) Last image is brilliant.

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

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

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

The triumph of intellect over the brute physical force!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Amazing! I was looking for this! I thought the girl who won the gold medal in 1972 change it haha luckily found this! All the athletes are amazing! Kudos to all of them! Kudos to Mr. Fosbury!

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

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.

Qué tío, un grande, sin duda...Su nombre ya para siempre en la historia del atletismo, gracias al estudio y la persistencia...

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😜😱.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="192">3:12</a> that officials face, he's so amazed

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

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!

Wow absolute goosebumps! Such an awesome trendsetter! ♡

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.

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.

My Mom was a sports fanatic and we were watching him. It was pretty amazing the first time we saw it.

Probably one of most touching moments in sport

When engineer enters, efficiency increases.

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

amazing story, this should make a movie out of it

What an awesome story! Kudos to Fosbury.

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!

Remember watching this in awe, thanks for the memories.

Wow. Informative piece. Thank you. 👍

Graduated from my same high school of North Medford in Medford OR as well! Global legend

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

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

I was watching on tv it was brilliant watching him amaze everyone

legend by every means.. and that smile is swag...