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History of Olympic Results: Shot Put – Men. 2021. (Tokyo, August 5) 1. Ryan Crouser (USA) 76-5½ | 23.30. OR. 2. Joe Kovacs (USA)
Apr 24, 2022 · From 1952 in Helsinki through 1992 in Barcelona, the Olympic champion in the men’s shot put utilized what became known as the “O’Brien Glide,” and recent Olympic champions in the women’s shot put, athletes like Valerie Adams, Michelle Carter, and Gong Lijiao, still utilize that technique.
Jun 12, 2024 · Shot Put: History, Rules and Measurements. At its core, shotput involves throwing a heavy ball, called a “shot,” from a circular area with a diameter of 2.135 meters. The athlete must push the shot rather than throw it, a motion that requires a unique blend of strength and skill.
Jul 25, 2024 · He was best known for the "Matson Spin," a fast, spinning shot that enabled Matson to throw with great speed and long distances. On August 12th of that year, he set a world record at 71 feet, 5.5 inches, putting the shot over seventy feet for the first time by any man in history.
List of British champions in shot put. The British shot put athletics champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, [1] the preceding AAA Championships (1880-2006), the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1866-1879) and finally the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 ...
Biography. From 1916 to 1929 Bertil Jansson won 15 Swedish shot put titles and set nine national records. Jansson won his first national title in the shot put in 1916 when the event used the combined distance thrown from each hand.
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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.
