| LC control no. | n 97115078 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fosbury, Dick |
| Variant(s) | Fosbury, Richard Douglas, 1947-2023 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1947-03-06 |
| Death date | 2023-03-12 |
| Place of birth | Portland (Or.) |
| Place of death | Salt Lake City (Utah) |
| Field of activity | Track and field Jumping |
| Profession or occupation | Olympic athletes Track and field athletes |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Oregon State Univ., Archives (Corvallis) for Wagner, B. Scrapbooks, 1966-1975 (Dick Fosbury; 1968 Olympic gold medal winner in track and field) LC data base, Nov. 17, 1997 (hdg.: Fosbury, Dick) Welch, Bob. The wizard of Foz, 2018: title page (by Bob Welch with Dick Fosbury) Wikipedia, viewed May 29, 2019 (Dick Fosbury; Richard Douglas Fosbury; born March 6, 1947, Portland, Oregon; an American retired high jumper, who is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field; he continues to be involved in athletics and serves on the executive board of the World Olympians Association) Washington post WWW site viewed March 14, 2023 (in obituary dated March 14, 2023: Dick Fosbury, a lanky American high jumper whose 1968 Olympic gold medal win showcased one of the most radical innovations in sports history--a technique dubbed the "Fosbury Flop"--died March 12 in Salt Lake City. He was 76. Richard Douglas Fosbury was born March 6, 1947, in Portland, Ore.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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