A crowd forms to watch Dick Fosbury and his unique jumping style. He won the 1969 High Jump with a height of 7-0, a Drake Relays record. Fosbury invented a technique called the "Fosbury Flop," where the athlete jumps backward over the bar, as is…
The two winners of the High Jump. Don Stewart of Southern Methodist University is in the foreground and behind him is Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas. They tied for first with a height of 6'6.25".
Results from the Bulova Phototimer. The high speed camera was mounted on top of a station wagon. The back of the wagon was a makeshift dark room. This was the latest in photofinish technology in the 1940s and 1950s.
Results from the Bulova Phototimer. The high speed camera was mounted on top of a station wagon. The back of the wagon was a makeshift dark room. This was the latest in photofinish technology in the 1940s and 1950s.
