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Name Surname

Name Surname in 1970s
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1945-10-27)October 27, 1945 Los Angeles, United States
Died	12 December 2010(2010-12-12) (aged 65) Portland, United States
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw, shot put
Club	Nike
Retired	1982
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Discus throw: 65.10 m (1976) Shot put: 20.10 m (1977)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing United States International athletics competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 9 1 0 World Championships 8 1 1 Pan American Games 2 0 1 Goodwill Games 3 1 1 Total 22 3 3 Event 1st 2nd 3rd 100 m 5 1 1 200 m 1 1 1 4 × 100 m relay 8 0 0 Long jump 8 1 1 Universiade 1970 Turin Discus throw World Championships 1983 Prague Discus throw 1987 Split Discus throw

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

This section includes a synthetic biography of the subject, which also includes extra-athletic events of his life, from birth to death.

Statistics

World records

Event	Year	Performance	Venue	Date
Shot put	1977	20.00 m	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8 July
Shot put	1979	21.19 m	London, United Kingdom	10 July

Personal bests

Event	Mark	Competition	Venue	Date
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

Year	Performance	Venue	Date	World ranking
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

Year	Performance	Venue	Date	World ranking
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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

• 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

• 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

• Men's discus world record progression

External links

• WikiProject Athletics/Manual of Style/Biographies at World Athletics
• Name Surname at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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