the shot put
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a heavy metal ball (called a shot) as far as possible
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By Anna Gordon August 8, 2024 9:09 AM EDT
Team USA shot putter Raven Saunders, 28, won a silver medal at the Tokyo Games and will compete in the shot put final on Aug. 9 at the Paris Summer Olympics.
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Anna Gordon, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
In the boys field events, Alex Jackson of Peabody won the shot put at 58-3.
—Adam Kurkjian, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
Cuthbertson also took second in the shot put (36-06.50), Deardorf finished third in the 100-meter dash (12.94) and 4×100 relay (51.51), and Simon Tandeih secured first and third-place marks in the boys 110-meter hurdles (14.75) and 200-meter dash (22.64), respectively.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2024
Woods helped Mill Valley to a sixth straight Kansas 5A state title while also winning state titles in the shot put and discus in 2023.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
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Anna Gordon, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
In the boys field events, Alex Jackson of Peabody won the shot put at 58-3.
—Adam Kurkjian, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
Cuthbertson also took second in the shot put (36-06.50), Deardorf finished third in the 100-meter dash (12.94) and 4×100 relay (51.51), and Simon Tandeih secured first and third-place marks in the boys 110-meter hurdles (14.75) and 200-meter dash (22.64), respectively.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2024
Woods helped Mill Valley to a sixth straight Kansas 5A state title while also winning state titles in the shot put and discus in 2023.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
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