Dick Fosbury

Summary

Dick Fosbury is a human^[1]. Born in Portland^[2], he… he was born on +1947-03-06T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Salt Lake City^[4]. He died on +2023-03-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor^[6], politician^[7], athlete^[8], and Olympic competitor^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Portland^[2], Dick Fosbury…
• Dick Fosbury passed away in Salt Lake City^[4].
• Dick Fosbury was born on +1947-03-06T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Dick Fosbury died on +2023-03-12T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Dick Fosbury held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Dick Fosbury worked as an athletics competitor^[6].
• Dick Fosbury worked as a politician^[7].
• Dick Fosbury worked as an athlete^[8].
• Dick Fosbury worked as an Olympic competitor^[9].
• Dick Fosbury's field of work was athletics^[12].
• Dick Fosbury's field of work was horizontal jump^[13].
• Dick Fosbury's field of work was high jump^[14].
• Dick Fosbury's field of work was Olympic sport^[15].
• Dick Fosbury's education included a stint at North Medford High School^[16].
• Dick Fosbury was educated at South Medford High School^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Dick Fosbury is Fosbury flop^[18].
• Dick Fosbury's image is recorded as Dick Fosbury 1968.jpg^[19].
• Dick Fosbury is recorded as male^[20].
• Dick Fosbury's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Dick Fosbury's ISNI is recorded as 0000000448863948^[22].
• Dick Fosbury's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 18973340^[23].
• Dick Fosbury's GND ID is recorded as 106237441X^[24].
• Dick Fosbury's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97115078^[25].
• Dick Fosbury's Commons category is recorded as Dick Fosbury^[26].
• The cause of death was lymphoma^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Portland^[2], Dick Fosbury… he was born on +1947-03-06T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at North Medford High School^[16], a high school^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1966^[30] and South Medford High School^[17], a high school^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1961^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor^[6], politician^[7], athlete^[8], and Olympic competitor^[9]. Fields of work include athletics^[12], a type of sport^[34]; horizontal jump^[13]; high jump^[14], a sports discipline^[35]; and Olympic sport^[15], a general term^[36].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Dick Fosbury is Fosbury flop^[18]. Things named for him include Fosbury flop^[37], a technique^[38].

Death and Burial

Dick Fosbury died on +2023-03-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Salt Lake City^[4]. The cause of death was lymphoma^[27].

Why It Matters

Dick Fosbury ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for him include Fosbury flop^[37], a technique^[38].

FAQs

Where was Dick Fosbury born?

Dick Fosbury's place of birth was Portland^[2].

Where did Dick Fosbury die?

Dick Fosbury passed away in Salt Lake City^[4].

What did Dick Fosbury do for work?

Dick Fosbury worked as athletics competitor^[6], politician^[7], athlete^[8], and Olympic competitor^[9].

Where did Dick Fosbury go to school?

Dick Fosbury was educated at North Medford High School^[16] and South Medford High School^[17].