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MFR_escapee t1_jc4a0te wrote

Grew up in Medford, Oregon and learning the Fosbury Flop in elementary school PE class (late 70’s-early 80’s) seemed to be of utmost importance.

On top of that, we learned a great deal about the man behind the jump technique.

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HungryHungryCamel t1_jc4vh44 wrote

He was in my uncles graduating class and he and my dad never shut up about it

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iikun t1_jc5clbj wrote

In my elementary school as well. Even though, as somewhat uncoordinated young children, a fair proportion of us proceeded to knock the horizontal bar off the stands with our shoulder and somehow land on it back first. Man that hurt…

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Skea_and_Tittles t1_jc6svan wrote

Grew up in oregon too (more recently) and can confirm. Oregon takes its track and field pretty seriously while also having a lot of respect for the local legends and innovators

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