John Radetich

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John Radetich (* 1948 in Jerome , Arizona ) is a retired American athlete. He was one of the best high jumpers in the world in the 1970s .

Life

After graduating from San Carlos High School in Redwood City , California , he got a high jumper scholarship at Oregon State University , where coach Carl “Berny” Wagner had brought together the best high jumpers in the world (three 6-foot jumpers at the same time ). In this training group u. a. with Dwight Stones , Radetich learned both the straddle and the flop . He was the only one who could jump 2.13 m in both techniques. At the US Olympic Trials for the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games, Radetich was eighth. After the 1972 Olympics , he joined the professional sports group of the International Track Association . After he was only allowed to work as a sports teacher due to American amateur regulations, he was able to work both as a professional athlete and as a trainer. As a professional, he was the first to set a (indoor) world record in 1973 with the flop of 2.255 m . He coached Linn Benton Community College , South Albany High School , West Albany High School, and Philomath High School and Community College before becoming the Sporting Director of the Boys & Girls Club in Albany, Oregon for 29 years . After his retirement, he has been a successful high jump trainer at Oregon State University since 2010.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://democratherald.com/news/local/you-better-watch-out/article_f674d13c-4fae-11e1-aaea-001871e3ce6c.html on . June 23, 2016
  2. ↑ http://trackfield.brinkster.net/OlympicTrials.asp?TourCode=T&Gender=M&TF=T&Event=MF1&P=F&By=E auf. June 23, 2013
  3. ^ Arnd Krüger : American sport between isolationism and internationalism. Competitive sport. 18: 1, pp. 43-47 (1988) ; 2, pp. 47-50 . June 23, 2016
  4. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. up June 23, 2013  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.osubeavers.com
personal data
SURNAME Radetich, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American athlete
DATE OF BIRTH 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Jerome , Arizona