The high jump technique standardized globally after its adoption at the 1968 Olympics is the:

💡 Explanation:

The Fosbury Flop, first successfully used by Dick Fosbury to win the gold medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, revolutionized the high jump. The technique involves going over the bar head-first with the back to the bar, which allows the jumper's center of mass to pass below the bar and enables greater vertical clearance compared to earlier techniques like the Western Roll or Straddle.