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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Los Angeles, United States | October 27, 1945||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 December 2010 Portland, United States | (aged 65)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw, shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Discus throw: 65.10 m (1976) Shot put: 20.10 m (1977) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Name Surname (27 October 1945 – 12 December 2010) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the shot put and discus throw.
Biography
[edit]This section includes a synthetic biography of the subject, which also includes extra-athletic events of his life, from birth to death.
Statistics
[edit]World records
[edit]Event | Year | Performance | Venue | Date |
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Shot put | 1977 | 20.00 m | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8 July |
Shot put | 1979 | 21.19 m | London, United Kingdom | 10 July |
Personal bests
[edit]Event | Mark | Competition | Venue | Date |
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Shot put | 20.00 m | United States Olympic Trials | Eugene, United States | 20 June 1976 |
Discus throw | 68.00 m | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 15 September 1980 |
Shot put progression
[edit]Year | Performance | Venue | Date | World ranking |
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1978 | 19.80 m | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7 June | 18th |
1979 | 19.40 m | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 8 July | 23rd |
1980 | 19.92 m | Paris, France | 12 August | 10th |
Discus throw progression
[edit]Year | Performance | Venue | Date | World ranking |
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1978 | 69.80 m | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7 June | 18th |
1979 | 69.40 m | Birmingham, England | 8 July | 23rd |
1980 | 69.92 m | Paris, France | 12 August | 10th |
1981 | 63.20 m | Stockholm, Sweden | 28 July | 41st |
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing United States | |||||
2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro | 10th | Shot put | 17.31 m |
6th | Discus throw | 54.36 m | |||
2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 9th | Shot put | 18.78 m NR |
3rd | Discus throw | 63.30 m NR | |||
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 9th | Shot put | 17.94 m | |
3rd | Discus throw | 61.70 m | |||
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 41st (q) | Discus throw | 56.20 m |
National titles
[edit]- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Discus throw: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (7)
- Shot put: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (4)
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
- Shot put: 2011
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Shot put: 2007
Circuit wins
[edit]- IAAF Diamond League
- Athletissima shot put: 2010, 2013, 2014
- Golden Gala discus throw: 2009, 2010
- Herculis shot put: 2008
- ISTAF Berlin shot put: 2010
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- WikiProject Athletics/Manual of Style/Biographies at World Athletics
- Name Surname at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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