Dick Fosbury
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Dick Fosbury was an American high jumper who revolutionized the sport by introducing the "Fosbury Flop" technique, which he used to win gold at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dick Fosbury canonical | 2 |
| Fosbury | 1 |
| Fosbury Flop | 1 |
| Richard Douglas Fosbury | 1 |
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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high jumper ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lymphoma ⓘ |
| collegeTeam | Oregon State Beavers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-03-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-03-12 ⓘ |
| education | Oregon State University ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| event | high jump ⓘ |
| familyName |
Dick Fosbury
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Fosbury
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| fullName |
Dick Fosbury
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Richard Douglas Fosbury
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasSignatureMove | Fosbury Flop ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.93 m ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern high jump techniques
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subsequent generations of high jumpers ⓘ |
| invented | Fosbury Flop ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
Dick Fosbury
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Fosbury Flop
revolutionizing high jump technique ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medalType | Olympic gold medal ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States Olympic Hall of Fame
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surface form:
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
National Track and Field Hall of Fame ⓘ
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USA Track & Field Hall of Fame
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| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Dick Fosbury self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first Olympic champion to use the Fosbury Flop ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
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civil engineer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| OlympicEvent | men’s high jump ⓘ |
| OlympicGames | 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Blaine County Commissioner ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
United States of America
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United States
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| representedCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| residence | Ketchum, Idaho, United States ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| sportDiscipline | track and field ⓘ |
| style | back-first high jump technique ⓘ |
| usedTechnique | Fosbury Flop ⓘ |
| won | gold medal in men’s high jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| worldRecordStatus | changed dominant technique in high jump ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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Richard Douglas Fosbury
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Fosbury
this entity surface form:
Fosbury Flop