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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Meaning of the name - Richard
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Richard Douglas Fosbury belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
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: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for March 6, 1947
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 6, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for March 6, 2026 |
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| Sun | 15 Pisces 25 | 16 Pisces 15 | 2 Gemini 48 |
| Moon | 11 Virgo 31 | 25 Libra 47 | 1 Leo 41 |
| Mercury | 19 Pisces 32 | 17 Pisces 30 | 13 Gemini 25 |
| Venus | 1 Aquarius 52 | 0 Aries 29 | 5 Taurus 44 |
| Mars | 1 Pisces 42 | 3 Pisces 20 | 2 Taurus 46 |
| Jupiter | 27 Scorpio 21 | 15 Cancer 7 | 21 Scorpio 14 |
| Saturn | 3 Leo 7 | 2 Aries 20 | 4 Leo 37 |
| Uranus | 17 Gemini 48 | 27 Taurus 53 | 20 Gemini 46 |
| Neptune | 10 Libra 5 | 1 Aries 15 | 8 Libra 12 |
| Pluto | 11 Leo 27 | 4 Aquarius 41 | 11 Leo 11 |
| Rahu | 6 Gemini 42 | 8 Pisces 44 | 2 Gemini 31 |
| Ketu | 6 Sagittarius 42 | 8 Virgo 44 | 2 Sagittarius 31 |
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