"Secret's Out Idaho" Episode 12: A Gold Medal Winning Flop

How one man went from blazing new trails at the Olympics to building trails in Sun Valley, Idaho

Dick Fosbury, accepting the Gold Medal at the 1968 Olympics

Dick Fosbury supporting youth track athletes

Few people can say they’ve made it to the Olympics, let alone win gold and change the way their sport is played forever. This week’s episode we hear from Dick Fosbury, 1968 High Jump Gold Medalist and creator of the signature move the “Fosbury Flop.”

​Listen in to hear how he overcame challenges to become one of the most influential athletes in track and field history and how he landed in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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The Wizard of Foz: Dick Fosbury's One-Man High-Jump Revolution

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