Jim Fuchs

Jim Fuchs

Fuchs in 1951
Personal information
Full name	James Emanuel Fuchs
Born	December 6, 1927 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 8, 2010 (aged 82) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University
Height	6 ft 2 in (187 cm)
Weight	223 lb (101 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put, discus throw, decathlon
Club	NYAC, New York
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	SP – 17.95 m (1950) DT – 52.60 m (1949)[1][2]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1948 London Shot put 1952 Helsinki Shot put Pan American Games 1951 Buenos Aires Shot put 1951 Buenos Aires Discus throw

James Emanuel Fuchs (pronounced /ˈfjuːʃ/; December 6, 1927 – October 8, 2010) was an American communications executive and athlete who competed in the discus throw and shot put. Track and Field News rated him the number one shotputter in the world in the 1949–50 seasons.^[3] 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.^[4]