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John Gates Powell (June 25, 1947 – August 19, 2022) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the discus throw.He set a world record at 69.08 meters in 1975, and his personal best of 71.26 meters ties him for ninth place in the all-time performers list.
The men's discus throw event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada had an entry list of 30 competitors from 20 nations, with two qualifying groups (30 jumpers) before the final (15) took place on Sunday July 25, 1976. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
John Powell (weightlifter) (1931–2008), Australian Olympic weightlifter; Jackie Powell (1871–1955), South African rugby union player; John Powell (cricketer) (1904–1959), New Zealand cricketer; John Powell (discus thrower) (1947–2022), American discus thrower; Jack Powell (runner) (1910–1982), English athlete
discus throw: John Powell USA: 62.06 Bill Tancred: 60.02 John Hillier: 57.96 hammer throw: Adam Barnard RSA: 70.62 Howard Payne: 67.50 Barry Williams: 67.26 javelin throw: David Travis: 75.20 Kevin Sheppard: 73.34 Brian Roberts: 71.94 decathlon: Mike Corden: 7035 Alan Drayton: 6786 Clifford Brooks BAR: 6642
Piotr Malachowski auctioned off his medal on eBay to the highest bidder for a boy's surgery that will reportedly cost about $126,000.
Below a list of all national champions in the Men's Discus Throw event in track and field from several countries ... John Powell; 1984: John Powell; 1985: John Powell ...
Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke a world record in the discus throw that had stood since 1986 on Sunday at the Oklahoma Throws Series competition. Alekna's throw of 243 feet, 11 inches (74.35 ...
The Commodores football team went 2-10 last season, while Fraley won the NCAA discus title this season, set the school record and earned a spot on Team USA at U.S. Olympic track trials.