Richard
Douglas
(Dick)
Fosbury
Born in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Douglas Elmer Fosbury
and Helen (Childers) Young
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Oct 2023
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Biography
Dick Fosbury is Notable.
Richard Douglas Fosbury was an Olympic Gold Medalist Athlete. He earned a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico, where he popularized the high-jump technique called the "Fosbury Flop."
Born Richard Douglas Fosbury in Portland, Oregon, his father was a logging truck driver, his mother was a schoolteacher.[1]Dick excelled athletically in basketball and track during his high school years. After receiving a scholarship to attend the Oregon State University, he went on to set a record 7 feet, 4 1/4 jump at the Olympics.
He attained his Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State and formed his own engineering company. He is a member of the United States Track & Field Hall of Fame and the Oregon State Sports Hall of Fame.
Richard Douglas Fosbury
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BIRTH 6 Mar 1947 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
PARENTS
- Douglas Elmer Fosbury 1923–2017
- Helen Elizabeth Childers Young 1923–1982
DEATH 12 Mar 2023 (aged 76) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
Sources
- ↑ Family Search database with images citing profile ID GKM6-G3Q of Richard Douglas Fosburyhttps://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/GKM6-G3Q
- "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XVY-BYHN : Fri Oct 06 19:47:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Douglas E Fosbury and Helen E Fosbury, April 19, 1950.
- Wikidata: Item Q310989
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250546517/dick-fosbury: accessed 20 October 2023), memorial page for Dick Fosbury (6 Mar 1947–12 Mar 2023), Find A Grave: Memorial #250546517; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Find a Grave.
- 1950 Richard D Fosbury, "United States 1950 Census" "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XVY-BYHN : Fri Oct 06 19:47:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Douglas E Fosbury and Helen E Fosbury, April 19, 1950.
- 2007 Richard Douglas Fosbury, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009" "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K554-JXJ : 28 November 2019), Richard Douglas Fosbury, 2007-2009.
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