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Currently, Dick Fosbury is 77 years, 1 months and 13 days old. Dick Fosbury will celebrate 78rd birthday on a Thursday 6th of March 2025. Below we countdown to Dick Fosbury upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Dick Fosbury |
| Occupation | |
| Age | 77 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | March 6, 1947 (Oregon) |
| Birthday | March 6 |
| Town/City | Oregon |
| Nationality | Oregon |
Dick Fosbury’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Dick Fosbury was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Olympic gold medal winning high jumper who revolutionized the sport, developing the back-first technique that later became standard practice.
He competed in track and field at Oregon State University.
His high jumping technique was initially met with scrutiny and was dubbed the "Fosbury Flop" because people thought he looked like a fish flopping in a boat when he jumped.
He grew up in Medford, Oregon.
He took his gold medal at the 1968 Olympics where African-American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously promoted civil rights by raising their black-gloved fists in the air.
