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Dick Fosbury, Olympic champion who changed high jump forever, dies aged 76

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By LordOfDailytimes on March 13, 2023 Sport
Dick Fosbury, Olympic champion who changed high jump forever, dies aged 76

Oregon athlete who invented the Fosbury Flop won gold in Mexico City in 1968

The American Olympic champion Dick Fosbury, who revolutionised the high jump with a technique that became known as the Fosbury Flop, has died. He was 76.

His former agent, Ray Schulte, announced the news on Instagram.

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