Dick Fosbury, a high jumper who won a gold medal at the Olympics, passed away at 76.
The American, whose “Fosbury flop” revolutionized the sport, passed suddenly on Sunday. Dick Fosbury’s death cause was reported as lymphoma recurrence.
Fans were shocked when they got the news of the high jumper’s demise and started searching for the cause of Dick Fosbury’s death cause.
After the death news circulated in the media, tributes and condolences flooded in for one of athletics’ most well-known figures.
Dick was identified as having stage-one lymphoma in March 2008. A month later, he underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumour enveloping his lower spine.
The tumour was not entirely removed because of worries about its proximity to the spine. Instead, he underwent chemotherapy.
The sportsman declared he was in remission in March 2009. The high jumper stated that he was doing well and free of cancer in an interview with the Corvallis Gazette-Times in March 2014.
However, as per the reports, Dick Fosbury’s death caused became a lymphoma recurrence.
The high jumper was survived by his partner, son Erich, and two stepdaughters, Stephanie and Kristin.
Fosbury’s unique method at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, which differed greatly from the traditional scissor kick form that athletes had previously used, confounded both rivals and spectators.
The high jumper cleared 2.24 meters to win the contest with his unique technique, the “Fosbury flop.”
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