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The discus throw (pronunciation ⓘ), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight — called a discus — in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors.
He set the discus world's record on June 28, 1953 in Lincoln, Nebraska at 57.93 m, being the first man to throw over 190 feet. [1] He went on to appear in two Hollywood films, Sign of the Pagan (1954) with Jack Palance and Jeff Chandler and Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) with Maureen O'Hara . [ 4 ]
Discus throw: 168 ft 3 in (51.28 m) Samantha Gutierrez: Riverside: 5/21/2010: Antelope Valley College: Hammer throw: 195 ft 10 in (59.69 m) Jessika Byrd: Riverside: 5/17/2013: College of San Mateo: Javelin throw: 162 ft 7 in (49.55 m) Melody Harris: Fresno City College: 5/18/2016: San Diego Mesa College: Heptathlon: 5424: Juanita Webster ...
Brown Trafton competed in the 2004 Olympic Trials in Sacramento, California in both the shot put and the discus throw. Her best throw coming into the discus competition was 192 feet. In the first throw of the discus final, she threw a 9-foot personal best of 201 feet 3 inches, surpassing the international A-standard mark, and qualified for her ...
Discus throw William Kenneth Carpenter (April 19, 1913 – March 15, 1984) was an American discus thrower . He won the NCAA and AAU titles in 1935 and 1936, becoming the first two-time NCAA champion in a weight throw event from the University of Southern California (USC).
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In addition to the main 1900 Olympic men's discus throw, a handicap competition was held four days later. Gustaf Söderström, who had placed sixth in the main event, took first place with a throw of 40.50 m, having had a handicap of 5.5 m. Gyula Strausz, 13th in the main discus, was runner-up with 39.49 m off a 6.3 m handicap.
The men's discus throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 20 competitors from 14 nations, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on August 10, 1984. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.