Who was the first person to throw the 16 lb. shotput 70 feet and in what year did it occur?

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Who was the first person to throw the 16 lb. shotput 70 feet and in what year did it occur?

2006-08-24 06:18:23 · 3 answers · asked by mk_matson 4 in Sports ➔ Olympics

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It was Randy Matson. He did it in 1965 when he acheived a mark of 70' 7" (21.52m) May, 8th 1965, in College Station Texas. This broke his previous World Record of 69'- 3/4" (21.05m) by a one and a half feet.

2006-08-24 10:18:44 · answer #1 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Mr Randy Matson in 1964/65

2006-08-24 06:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I BELIEVE IT WAS RANDY MATSON, IN THE 60'S...

2006-08-24 06:25:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋