Pat Matzdorf
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| Full name | Patrick Clifford Matzdorf | |||||||||||
| Born | December 26, 1949 Sheboygan, Wisconsin | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | High jump | |||||||||||
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| Personal best | 2.29 m (1971)[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Patrick Clifford Matzdorf (born December 26, 1949)[1] is an American former high jumper, who set a world record of 2.29 meters (7'-6 1/4") at a World All-Star Track Meet in Berkeley, California. Matzdorf, a Junior at the University of Wisconsin, entered the July 3, 1971 meet against the Soviet Union with a personal best of 7'-3" (2.21 m.) achieved earlier that year in March. He broke the world record that day on his third attempt at 2.29 meters.[2]
Matzdorf utilized the bent-leg straddle jumping style, a modification of the classic straight-leg straddle which dominated the sport in the 1950s and 1960s.[2]
References
- ^ a b Patrick Matzdorf. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b Kaplan, Jim (January 31, 1972). "Getting Up in the World; Pat Matzdorf has jumped higher than anyone, a feat". Sports Illustrated. Time, Inc. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
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