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Brian Oldfield (June 1, 1945 – March 26, 2017) [1] was an American athlete and personality of the 1970s and early 1980s. A standout shot putter, Oldfield was credited with making the rotational technique popular.
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 .
It is generally agreed that a successful and consistent golf swing requires precise timing and mechanics, from the grip and position of one's fingers, to the position and movement of the feet. [2] At any moment of the swing, whether back-swing, downswing, or upswing, something can go wrong that will throw off the whole body and result in a mishit.
Danniel Thomas-Dodd (née Thomas, born 11 November 1992) is a Jamaican athlete whose specialty is the shot put. [4] She finished 4th in the shot put finals at London's 2017 World Championships in Athletics and the following year she won silver at the Indoor World Championships.
In a pinch grip, the fingers are on one side of an object, and the thumb is on the other. Typically, an object lifted in a pinch grip does not touch the palm. This is generally considered a weaker grip position. The pinch grip is used when grabbing something like a weight plate or lifting a sheet of plywood by the top edge.
The first world record in the men's shot put was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. 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 ...
Sarah Dawn Mitton (born 20 June 1996) is a Canadian athlete specializing in the shot put. [1] She is the 2023 World silver medallist and 2024 World Indoor champion, the first Canadian woman to medal in the shot put at either World Athletics global championship.
As an experienced thrower myself, I'd say that the dictionary you referenced is either incorrect or has modified the meaning to match the use of the words. Technically the "shot" references the weight, and the "put" is the verb, meaning what is done to the shot to get the name of the event to be the "shot put". It is very similar to "discus ...