Ed Caruthers
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| Full name | Edward Julius Caruthers Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||
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April 13, 1945 (age 73) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Julius "Ed." Caruthers Jr. (born April 13, 1945) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the men's high jump event during his career.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he competed for the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico, where and when he won the silver medal in the men's high jump event. Dick Fosbury, whose new jumping style went on to revolutionize the sport, won the gold medal. Ed. Caruthers also was a member of the 1964 US Olympic Team with an 8th-place finish in the high jump.
References
- Profile
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Ed Caruthers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
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