Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized high jump and was 1968 Summer Olympics champion, dies at 76

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Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized high jump and was 1968 Summer Olympics champion, dies at 76 | CNN

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.

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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.
“It is with a very heavy heart I have to release the news that longtime friend and client Dick Fosbury passed away peacefully in his sleep early Sunday morning after a short bout with a recurrence of lymphoma,” Schulte wrote on Instagram on Monday.
Fosbury showcased his signature technique – the popular “Fosbury Flop” – where he threw himself back first over the bar in the high jump at the 1968 Mexico City Games. Fosbury broke the Olympic and US records with a jump of 2.24 meters to earn the gold medal. At Oregon State University, Fosbury won the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships in 1968 using the “flop.”

 

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[BoomerD]

I'm one of the few here who remembers the uproar over "the fosberg flop."
I had a high school teacher who was on the USA basketball team in the Mexico City Olympics. He had some great stories to tell.

 

[shortylickens]

to show my ignorance I thought he died years ago.
And I also thought he would have been closer to 86.

 

[Muse]

So, did he clear 7'?

Edit: Personal best(s): 2.24 m (7 ft 4¼ in) (1968)