Pat Matzdorf
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| Full name | Patrick Clifford Matzdorf | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 26, 1949 Sheboygan, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
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Patrick Clifford "Pat" Matzdorf (born December 26, 1949 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin) is a former high jumper from the United States, who set a world record of 2.29 metres at a World All-Star Meet in Berkeley, California. Matzdorf, a Junior at the University of Wisconsin, entered the July 3, 1971 track meet against the Soviet Union with a personal best of 7'-3" (2.21) set earlier in the year, indoors, in March. He broke the world record on his third attempt at that height.[1]
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.[1]
References
- ^ 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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