Three official discusses were kept for use in the Olympic games in the treasury of the. He set a world record at 69.08 meters in 1975, and his personal best of 71.26 meters ties him for ninth place in the all. Throwing the discus was one of the five events of the pentathlon. An amusing legend suggests that the Olympic discus was particularly heavy. John Gates Powell (J August 18, 2022) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the discus throw. TOKYO, JAPAN – AUGUST 03: Valarie Allman of Team United States poses with the gold medal for the Women’s Discus Throw on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Augin Tokyo, Japan. ABOVE A discus - thrower depicted on a silver coin from the Greek island of.(Photo by Aleksandra Szmigiel-Pool/Getty Images) Allman's 68.98m toss outdistanced silver medalist Kristin Pudenz of Germany by more. TOKYO, JAPAN – AUGUST 10: Valarie Allman of Team United States celebrates winning the gold medal after the Women’s Discus Final on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Augin Tokyo, Japan. American record-holder Valarie Allman got to work early on Monday in Tokyo in the women's discus final, uncorking a huge first attempt that proved timely as torrential rain followed and disrupted competition the mark ultimately winning her an Olympic gold.It was introduced in the ancient Greek pentathlon event - running, long jump, discus throw, javelin throw, and wrestling - and can be dated back to 708 BC. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) The discus throw, where a competitor hurls a heavy disc, was one of the events at the Ancient Olympics. His throw of 74.08 meters (243.0 feet) as an East German athlete beat the previous mark of a Soviet athlete.
In 1986, he set a world record in the discus. TOKYO, JAPAN – AUGUST 02: (L-R) Silver medalist, Kristin Pudenz of Team Germany, gold medalist Valarie Allman of Team United States and bronze medalist Yaime Perez of Team Cuba celebrate with their respective flags following the Women’s discus Final on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Augin Tokyo, Japan. Schult received the gold medal in the discus throw at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, on October 1, 1988.(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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