Word: niederer
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...medal is California's Parry O'Brien, patriarch of the herd at 28. whose best effort this year (63 ft. 5 in.) nonetheless stands a poor third to that of Arizona's 20-year-old Dallas Long (64 ft. 6½ in.) and Kansas' Bill Nieder, 26. the world record holder (65 ft. 10 in.). As the equalizer. O'Brien counts on his imposing reputation to demoralize his teammates, but Army Lieut. Nieder. who dislikes the hulking sight of his rival, says disdainfully: "O'Brien can't 'psych...
...hammer thudding to earth 230 ft. 9 in. away-thereby breaking his own world record by 5 ft. 5 in. Discus thrower Rink Babka, 23, equaled the world record of Poland's Edmund Piatowski twice, with tosses that went 196 ft. 6½ in. Shot-putter Bill Nieder, 26, had a special incentive to go for broke. Hampered by an injured knee at the July trials, he had made the Olympic squad only as an alternate, though he holds the world record of 65 ft. 7 in. Out to prove his ability, Nieder put the shot...
Some established stars lost out alto gether. Broad Jumper Gregg Bell, 29, a gold-medal winner in the Melbourne Games of 1956, finished a frustrated fourth. Pole Vaulter Bob Gutowski failed to qualify. Toughest of all was the disappointment in the shotput. Army Lieut. Bill Nieder, 26, holds the world record at 65 ft. 7 in. but, hampered by a bad right knee, he reverted to his old line-drive style of toss and managed only a weak 61 ft. 9¾ in. to finish fourth behind Dallas Long (63 ft. 3¾ in.), Parry O'Brien...
...Champ. Among them, Nieder, Davis and Long hope to win the three shotputting places on the U.S. Olympic team, and thereby keep O'Brien from going to Rome this summer. As for O'Brien, he professes complete confidence that the plot against him will fail. "So the Old Champion is supposed to be tired," he says. "Well, he still responds to the thrill of competition. Looks like the Babe Ruth of track and field has to come up with one for the big show...
...last weekend, the Sultan of Shot was not the big show. At the Drake Relays, he left Davis in his dust with a throw of 63 ft. 1¼ in., but saw his meet record clipped by Nieder's 63 ft. 11 ½ in. Strangely mellowed by defeat, O'Brien spoke to Nieder for the first time in the day, said: "Nice going, Bill...