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| MEN'S SHOT PUT |
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ATHLETE |
DISTANCE |
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Andrei
Mikhnevich - BLR |
21.69m |
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Adam Nelson - USA |
21.26m |
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Yuriy
Bilonog - UKR |
21.10m |
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Brad
Snyder (11th) |
19.38m |
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Results |
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ATHLETE |
DISTANCE |
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Svetlana Krivelyova - RUS |
20.63m |
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Nadezhda Ostapchuk - BLR |
20.12m |
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Vita Pavlysh - UKR |
20.08m |
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Results |
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MEN |
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ATHLETE |
DISTANCE |
VENUE/YEAR |
| World |
Randy
Barnes - USA |
23.12
m |
Westwood
- 1990 |
| Canadian |
Brad Snyder |
20.79 m |
Knoxville, TN |
| Season |
Kevin Toth - USA |
22.67 m |
Westwood |
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WOMEN |
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ATHLETE |
DISTANCE |
VENUE/YEAR |
| World |
Natalya
Lisovskaya - URS |
22.63
m |
Moscow
- 1987 |
| Canadian |
Carmen
Ionesco |
17.17
m |
Laval
- 1979 |
| Season |
Svetlana Krivelyova - Rus |
20.77 |
Tula |
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Most of the best shot putters in the world are in their 30s, a testament to the combination of technique needed to launch the shot, as well as the mental challenge competitors have to meet to get into the zone and find a perfect release angle.
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