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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2509057 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dick Fosbury Context triple: [1968 Summer Olympics, featuredAthlete, Dick Fosbury]
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A.
Bob Beamon
Bob Beamon is an American long jumper best known for his astonishing world-record leap at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, which stood for nearly 23 years and became one of the most iconic moments in sports history.
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B.
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport, having dominated the event in the late 1970s and 1980s with multiple Olympic and world titles.
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C.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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D.
Sergei Bubka
Sergei Bubka is a legendary Ukrainian pole vaulter renowned for dominating the sport in the 1980s and 1990s and repeatedly breaking the world record.
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E.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is an American track and field legend renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dick Fosbury Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Bob Beamon
Bob Beamon is an American long jumper best known for his astonishing world-record leap at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, which stood for nearly 23 years and became one of the most iconic moments in sports history.
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B.
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport, having dominated the event in the late 1970s and 1980s with multiple Olympic and world titles.
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C.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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D.
Sergei Bubka
Sergei Bubka is a legendary Ukrainian pole vaulter renowned for dominating the sport in the 1980s and 1990s and repeatedly breaking the world record.
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E.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is an American track and field legend renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| event | high jump ⓘ |
| familyName |
Dick Fosbury
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fosbury
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| fullName |
Dick Fosbury
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
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
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fosbury Flop
revolutionizing high jump technique ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medalType | Olympic gold medal ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States Olympic Hall of Fame
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
National Track and Field Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form:
USA Track & Field Hall of Fame
|
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Dick Fosbury self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first Olympic champion to use the Fosbury Flop ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
ⓘ
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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surface form:
United States
|
| 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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Dick Fosbury Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Richard Douglas Fosbury
this entity surface form:
Fosbury
this entity surface form:
Fosbury Flop