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DICK FOSBURY
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• DICK FOSBURY (noun)
The noun DICK FOSBURY has 1 sense:
1. United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947)
Familiarity information: DICK FOSBURY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Dick Fosbury; Fosbury; Richard D. Fosbury
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