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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 .
Women's shot put winners [2] [3] Year Athlete Team Mark 1983: Meg Ritchie: Arizona Wildcats: 17.37m 56-11¾ 1984: Regina Cavanaugh: Rice Owls: 16.66m 54–8 1985: Regina Cavanaugh: Rice Owls: 16.50m 54-1¾ 1986: Regina Cavanaugh: Rice Owls: 17.67m 57-11¾ 1987: Pam Dukes: Stanford Cardinal: 17.40m 57–1 1988: Angela Baker: East Tennessee State ...
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.
Inside the barn’s 7-foot diameter shot-put ring, Crouser shifted where he started his spin a little farther to the right. It made his first step wider and added a new step into his approach.
This is a list of the NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the shot put. Measurement was conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. The women's event was introduced in 1982.
William Patrick "Parry" O'Brien (January 28, 1932 – April 21, 2007) was an American shot put champion. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics where he won two gold medals (1952, 1956) and one silver medal ().
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.
In March 2023, she won the U23 women’s shot put at the 2023 European Throwing Cup with a personal best of 16.90 metres. [11] She was a silver medalist in the shot put at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in July 2023, improving her personal best to 16.93 metres.