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Valerie Adams 20.67 m (67 ft 9 + 3⁄4 in) (2014) The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball —the shot —as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948.
Track and Field News boys records – Indoor 2 April 2024 updated. Track and Field News girls records – Indoor 22 April 2024 updated. NFHS National High School record book. NFHS National High School Track and Field Records – Boys 24 May 2024 updated. NFHS National High School Track and Field Records – Girls 27 May 2023 updated.
The shot put at the Summer Olympics is one of four track and field throwing events held at the multi-sport event. The men's shot put has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896 (one of two throws events at the first Olympics, alongside the discus). The women's event was added to the programme at the 1948 Olympics just over ...
Ryan Crouser (born December 18, 1992) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus. He specializes in the shot put, in which he is the only three-time Olympic gold medalist, having won in Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Paris, and also a two-time World Champion. He holds the world record in the shot put, both indoors ...
He excelled at Bethlehem Catholic High School in track and field, winning PIAA titles in discus and shot put during his senior season. The winning shot put mark of 64 ft 10.75 in (19.7803 m) is the PIAA Class AA state record. [2] He attended Pennsylvania State University where he earned his undergraduate degree in Earth and Mineral Science. He ...
Decathlon. men. v. t. e. The men's shot put event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 3 and 5 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] Thirty-one athletes from 22 nations competed. For the first time in Olympic history, the same three competitors received the same medals in back-to-back editions of an individual event. [2]
Updated on June 12, 2015. Alfred Oerter Jr. (/ ˈɔːrtər /; September 19, 1936 – October 1, 2007) was an American athlete and a four-time Olympic Champion in the discus throw. He was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games. Oerter is an inductee of the IAAF Hall of Fame.
Continental Cup. 2018 Ostrava. Shot Put. Updated on August 25, 2024. Raven "Hulk" Saunders (born May 15, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in shot put. They were the silver medalist in women's shot put at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, throwing a distance of 19.79 m (64 ft 11 in). [2]