Track and field onto a cushioned landing area. The men's high jump was included in the 1896 Olympics and a women's competition followed in 1928. Jumping technique has played a significant part in the history of the event. High jumpers typically cleared the bar feet first in the late 19th century, using either the Scissors, Eastern cut-off or Western roll technique. The straddle technique became prominent in the mid-20th century, but Dick Fosbury overturned tradition by pioneering a backwards and head-first technique in the late 1960s – the Fosbury Flop – which won him the gold at the 1968 Olympics. This technique has
Italy at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics Italy at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics Italy will compete at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics from 10 to 18 August in Moscow, Russia. On 23 July 2013 the President of the FIDAL Alfio Giomi, announced during the event which took place in "Augosto Azzurro" in the main hall of CONI, which are 59 Italian athletes who will participate in the world championships in Moscow. Italy national athletics team ranked 19th (with only six finalist) in the "IAAF placing table". Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists. IAAF