Usually means: High jump technique, back-first leap.
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▸ noun:  A small village in Tidcombe and Fosbury parish, east Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU3258).
▸ noun:  A surname.

Similar:
Fosdyke, Fawley, Farncombe, Farnham, Fobbing, Frocester, Farmington, Foxcote, Fotherby, Four Oaks, more...

Opposite:
straddle, scissor, roll, belly flop

Phrases:
Fosbury flop, Dick Fosbury, richard d fosbury, richard d. fosbury, fosbury dick, more...

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Similar:
Fosdyke, Fawley, Farncombe, Farnham, Fobbing, Frocester, Farmington, Foxcote, Fotherby, Four Oaks, more...

Opposite:
straddle, scissor, roll, belly flop

Phrases:
Fosbury flop, Dick Fosbury, richard d fosbury, richard d. fosbury, fosbury dick, more...



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