shot put
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He once threw the shot put 51 feet, 7 1/2 inches, which is his claim to fame at North Hollywood High.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Nicoll is also a three-time British shot put champion and is targeting an appearance at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
Jamaica's Rajindra Campbell won the shot put with a 2026 world best of 21.77m.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Her attorney, Joshua Block of the American Civil Liberties Union, said she has been winning in the shot put and discus “through hard work and practice.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
Alden was second in the shot put and Winthrop second in the running high jump while neither scored in throwing the hammer nor in the running broad jump.
From Winning His "W" A Story of Freshman Year at College by Tomlinson, Everett Titsworth
