Today in Shot Put History
Athletics Topics: Decathlon - Discus Throw - Hammer Throw - High Jump - Hurdles - Javelin Throw - Long Jump - Marathon Running - Pole Vault - Triple Jump
Events in Sport
Results 1 - 3 of 3
1954-05-08 - 1st shot-put over 60' (18.29 m)-Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, CA
1975-05-09 - Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m (world record)
1983-06-25 - Udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m
Birthdays in Sport
Results 1 - 24 of 24
1922-12-23 - Micheline Ostermeyer, France, shot-put/discus thrower (Oly-gold-1948)
1932-01-28 - W Parry O'Brien, California, shot putter (Oly-2 gold/silver-52, 56, 60, 64)
1933-08-10 - Bill Nieder, shot putter, (Olympic-gold-1960)
1935-07-11 - Earlene Dennis Brown, Latero Tx, shot putter (Olympic-bronze-1960)
1937-05-10 - Tamara Press, USSR, shot putter/discus thrower (Oly-gold-60)
1941-06-29 - Margritta Gummel, German DR, shot putter (Olympic-gold-1968)
1941-11-19 - Ivanka Khristova, Bulgaria, shot putter (Olympic-gold-1976)
1945-03-05 - Randy Matson, US, shot putter (Olympic-gold-1968)
1945-04-14 - Uwe Beyer, German DR, shot-putter (Olympic-gold-1976)
1945-09-29 - Nadezhda Chizova, USSR, shot putter (Oly-gold/silv/bronze-68/72/76)
1949-07-13 - Helena Fibingerova, Czech, shot putter (Olympic-bronze-1976)
1949-08-23 - Geoff Capes, shot putter
1951-06-11 - Maren Seidler, Bkln NY, shot putter (Olympics-11th-1968)
1956-09-24 - Ilona Briesenick-Slupianek, German DR, shot-putter (Olympic-gold-1980)
1960-10-29 - Michael Carter, Dallas Tx, shot putter (Olympic-silver-1984)
1961-11-10 - Ramona Pagel, LA California, shot putter
1962-01-27 - James F Doehring, Santa Barbara CA, shot putter (Olympics-silver-1992)
1965-04-30 - Daniela Costian, Australian discus/shot putter (Olympics-96)
1966-06-16 - [Eric] Randy Barnes, Charleston WV, shot putter (Oly-silv/gold-88, 96)
1967-12-29 - Kevin Toth, Cleveland Ohio, shot putter
1971-12-14 - Lisa-Marie Vizaniari, Australian discus/shot putter (Olympics-96)
1972-03-31 - John Godina, Fort Sill Oklahoma, shot putter/discus thrower (Oly-silver-96)
1976-01-08 - Brad Snyder, Ontario, shot putter (Olympics-96)
1979-02-02 - Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
