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The Olympic record for the women's event was set by the East German Ilona Slupianek with a put of 22.41 m (73 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in 1980, and the record for the men's event of 23.30 m (76 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) was set by the American Ryan Crouser in 2021.
That inaugural record was the 15.54 m performance by Ralph Rose in 1909. [1] As of June 21, 2009, 51 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [1] The distances by these men were accomplished with a 16-pound shot. Rose's 1909 record lasted almost 19 years, and the record was untouched for almost a dozen years surrounding World ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
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 .
Eric Randolph Barnes (born June 16, 1966) is an American former shot putter who held the outdoor world record for the event from 1990 to 2021. He won silver at the 1988 Olympics and gold at the 1996 Olympics. [2] Only three throwers have been within 40 centimetres (16 in) of his outdoor world record since it was set. [3]
The world record of 77â…“ remained safe, as did Crouser's own Olympic record of 76½. Crouser became the first Olympian ever to win a gold medal in the shot put in three consecutive Olympics.
TOKYO - Payton Otterdahl finished tenth in the Olympic shot put final on Thursday at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. Otterdahl, of Rosemount, unleashed a throw of 20.32 meters (66 feet, 8 inches) on his ...
At college level, competing for UCLA, he won three outdoor NCAA championship victories, two in discus and one in shot put. His 1995 NCAA Outdoor shot put title was a national record with a throw of 22.00 meters (72'2.25"). In 1995, he won his first World Championship title in shot put, adding additional titles in 1997, and 2001.