Ed Caruthers
Appearance
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Full name | Edward Julius Caruthers, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | April 13, 1945 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | (age 79)||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 he won the silver medal in the men's high jump event behind Dick Fosbury whose new jumping style went on to revolutionize the sport. He 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; et al. "Ed Caruthers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1945 births
- American male high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Track and field people from California
- Pan American Games gold medalists
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs