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Dick Fosbury, the athlete behind the modern high jump technique, is dead
Former American athlete Dick Fosbury, Olympic champion in 1968, who revolutionized the high jump with a technique that became a school and now bears his name, died Sunday at age…
Dick Fosbury: high jump revolutionary is dead
Dick Fosbury High Jump Revolutionary is dead Dick Fosbury was 76 years old. © imago/Heritage Images Dick Fosbury has died at the age of 76. The Olympic champion had revolutionized…
Dick Fosbury, the American athlete who gave his name to the high jump technique, is dead
Dick Fosbury, here in August 2008, in Beijing. NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP American athlete Dick Fosbury, Olympic champion in 1968, who revolutionized the high jump with a technique that made…
Won gold with “Fosbury Flop”: Formative high jumper Dick Fosbury is dead
Won gold with “Fosbury Flop” Formative high jumper Dick Fosbury is dead 03/13/2023 9:21 p.m High jumper Dick Fosbury revolutionized his sport with a new jumping technique – while also…