Richard Douglas 'Dick' Fosbury is a retired American athlete born on March 6, 1947, in Portland, Oregon. He is most renowned for his innovative high jump technique called the 'Fosbury flop,' which he popularized during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics where he won the gold medal. This technique revolutionized the sport by changing the conventional methods of high jumping, making him an iconic figure in athletics history.
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Place of Birth: Portland
Place of Death: Salt Lake City
Cause of Death: lymphoma
Educated At: South Medford High School | North Medford High School
Occupation: Olympic competitor | athletics competitor | athlete | politician
Awards Received: Gold Medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 6, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for March 6, 2025 |
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| Sun | 15 Pisces 25 | 16 Pisces 30 | 1 Gemini 50 |
| Moon | 11 Virgo 31 | 18 Gemini 23 | 17 Cancer 2 |
| Mercury | 19 Pisces 32 | 4 Aries 34 | 11 Gemini 20 |
| Venus | 1 Aquarius 52 | 10 Aries 22 | 4 Taurus 31 |
| Mars | 1 Pisces 42 | 17 Cancer 42 | 2 Taurus 1 |
| Jupiter | 27 Scorpio 21 | 12 Gemini 47 | 21 Scorpio 21 |
| Saturn | 3 Leo 7 | 21 Pisces 20 | 4 Leo 32 |
| Uranus | 17 Gemini 48 | 23 Taurus 49 | 20 Gemini 43 |
| Neptune | 10 Libra 5 | 29 Pisces 6 | 8 Libra 13 |
| Pluto | 11 Leo 27 | 3 Aquarius 2 | 11 Leo 10 |
| Rahu | 6 Gemini 42 | 28 Pisces 3 | 2 Gemini 35 |
| Ketu | 6 Sagittarius 42 | 28 Virgo 3 | 2 Sagittarius 35 |
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