Word: shotput
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Victorious men thinclads were Joseph Giani with a 46-ft., 3 1/2-in. throw in the shotput, Steven Pinney with a 14-ft., 6-in. jump in the pole vault, Robert Gustafson with a 6-ft., 4-in. high jump, Chris Robertson with a 1:06.75 time in the 500, and freshman Nick Arera with...
...phrase was heard less often when it came to the men's events. In the 24 track-and-field events, the Soviet-bloc men outdid their hypothetical Olympic rivals in nine. Power, not speed, was their forte. In the brawny field events-hammer, javelin, discus and shotput-three Soviet athletes and one East German exceeded the winning distances in Los Angeles. In the pole vault, the high-flying Konstantin Volkov of the the U.S.S.R. cleared 19 ft. ¼in., two inches higher than the winning Olympic vault. Five world records were achieved in the pool. "The water is fast...
...meters, equaling his best time in a decathlon. In the long jump, roaring down the runway on his third try, he flew 26 ft. 3½ in., 8¼ in. ahead of the West German, and good enough to have placed fifth in the regular competition. The shotput should have been an event in which Hingsen trimmed Thompson's lead. Hingsen heaved his blue shot (color-coordinated with the German uniform) 52 ft. ¾ in. Not bad; better than Thompson's best, though not quite up to Hingsen's. Then Thompson, in his first try, launched...
...with a time of 2 16 12. There were, however, quite a few Crimson thinclads in the top five Sophomore Kate Wiley took second in the grueling 5000, with teammate Kathy Good right behind her Wiley was also third in the 1500. Maria Accacia took fifth in the shotput, while Theresa Moore was fourth in the 100 meter dash...
...start of the meet, it seemed it would be too late for the thinclads by the time the 5000 and the relay rolled around. The Huskies swept the hammer, the discus and the shotput, as well as taking first and third in the steeple chase and edging out the Crimson in the 4x100 relay...