Jim Fuchs
Olympic athlete
1927 – 2010
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Who was Jim Fuchs?
James "Jim" Emanuel Fuchs was an American athlete who competed in both the discus and shot put. He developed a new shot-putting technique in order to compensate for a leg injury, and then used what he called "the sideways glide" to set world records and dominate the sport over a two-year span in the early 1950s. He won bronze medals in shot put at both the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
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- Born
- Dec 6, 1927
Chicago - Also known as
- James Emanuel Fuchs
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Yale University
- Died
- Oct 8, 2010
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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