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A stone throw event, similar to the shot put, was also contested for the first and only time at an Olympic event. Athletes were allowed to throw rather than put the implement, which weighed 14 pounds (6.35 kg). Nikolaos Georgantas won the event for the host nation, while Sheridan (filling in for his absent team mate, Jim Mitchel) placed second.
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 .
USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Championships Lawrence, United States 16 years, 179 days [40] Triple jump: 13.71 m (44 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) (+1.4 m/s) Brittany Daniels: 27 June 2004 College Station, Texas, United States 16 years, 279 days Shot put (3 kg) 18.31 m (60 ft 3 ⁄ 4 in) Alyssa Wilson: 5 June 2016 Monmouth University Shot Put Meeting
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 ...
Record mark: T35 vacant: T36 vacant: T37 vacant: T38 vacant: T45 vacant: T46 vacant: T51 vacant: T52 14:47.55 Marieke Vervoort Belgium 18 May 2014 Nottwil, Switzerland [194] T53/54 10:25.00 Susannah Scaroni United States 8 June 2024 World Para Athletics Grand Prix Nottwil, Switzerland [196] T61 vacant: T62 vacant: T63 vacant: T64 18:43.36 ...