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Dec 06, 1927 Chicago, Illinois, United States Died on 08 Oct 2010 (aged 82)
Shot put Olympic medalist
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About Jim Fuchs
- James Emanuel Fuchs (pronounced ; December 6, 1927 – October 8, 2010) was an American athlete who competed in the discus throw and shot put.
- He developed a new shot-putting technique 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.
