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*** ,1947
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March 12, 2023 (76 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
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Richard Douglas Fosbury is a retired American high jumper, considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of the sport. In addition to winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, he revolutionized high jump with the “front spin” technique, now known as the Fosbury Flop, which is popular with almost every athlete in the world. high jump that apply today. His method involves sprinting diagonally towards the stick, then bending and jumping back over the bar, giving him a much lower center of gravity compared to traditional techniques. He continued to participate in athletics and served on the board of directors of the World Association of Olympic Athletes. In 2014, Fosbury failed to challenge Steve Miller for a seat in the Idaho House of Representatives. Fosbury ran for Blaine County Commissioner against incumbent Larry Schoen in 2018. He won his seat and took office in January 2019
CountryUnited States
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
College teamOregon State University
ClubOregon State Beavers, Corvallis
Personal best(s)2.24 m (7 ft 4¼ in) (1968)

About Dick Fosbury

Other Dick Fosbury was born on March 6, 1947 in Oregon, United States (He dies at the age of 76, on March 12, 2023).

High jumper who earned an Olympic gold medal and revolutionized the sport by devising the back-first technique, which eventually became standard practice.

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Dick Fosbury was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1947 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He competed in track and field at Oregon State University.

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His high-jumping method was ridiculed at first, and he was dubbed the"Fosbury Flop" because when he jumped, he appeared to be a fish flipping in a boat.

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He was born and reared in the Oregon town of Medford.

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In 1968, he won gold in the Olympics, where African-American runners Runner Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously raised their black-gloved fists in the air to promote civil rights.

Tommie Smith, 79 (Runner)
Tommie Smith, 79

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