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Richard Douglas Fosbury (March 6, 1947 – March 12, 2023) was an American high jumper, who is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, revolutionizing the high jump event with a "back-first" technique now known as the Fosbury flop.
Mar 13, 2023 · Dick Fosbury, legendary Olympic gold high jumper who revolutionized the track and field event, died Sunday of lymphoma, according to his publicist Ray Schulte. Fosbury was 76.
Mar 13, 2023 · Dick Fosbury, a gangly civil engineering student who shocked his peers, delighted sports fans and started a revolution in competitive high jumping with his backward leaps, died on Sunday at a...
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Dick Fosbury (born March 6, 1947, Portland, Oregon, U.S.—died March 12, 2023) was an American high jumper who revolutionized the sport by replacing the traditional approach to jumping with an innovative backward style that became known as the “ Fosbury flop.”
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Mar 13, 2023 · Dick Fosbury - the man who revolutionised the high jump in athletics - has died at the age of 76. The American leapt backwards over the bar to win gold at the 1968 Mexico Olympics in a...
Mar 13, 2023 · World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1968 Olympic high jump champion Dick Fosbury, who revolutionised his event by introducing the ‘Fosbury flop’ technique, died on Sunday (12) at the age of 76.
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Mar 13, 2023 · Fosbury won gold in 1968 with a new technique that changed the sport forever. He died at 76 after a recurrence of lymphoma, his agent said.
