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Mr. Bangert—who stood 6 feet, 5 inches and weighed 265 pounds—won NCAA discus and shot-put championships in 1944 and 1945 while attending the University of Missouri.
Singing Strongman Chased Olympic-Sized Dreams Stephen Miller 2011
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He was a high school all-state basketball player, two-time Michigan shot-put champion, and received a football scholarship to University of Michigan.
Roads to the Capitol: Six new members of Congress on their personal journeys 2011
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Vena still holds the U.S. shot-put records for age (14, 15 and 16) and class (freshman, sophomore and junior).
N.J.'s Shot-Putter Extraordinaire Ben Cohen 2011
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Tyler Solomon, a 17-year-old senior and a shot-put and discus thrower for the track-and-field team, said filing tax returns wasn't as complex as some people think.
Tax Preparers Straight Out of 'Glee' Katherine Rosman 2011
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I know the best hunts push you and your gear hard, horses fall over, British Airways plays gun case shot-put, and at some point you slip and wipe out on hard stone.
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Two weeks ago during a meet at Morris Hills High School, where the shot-put circle is behind the football field's far end zone, Vena learned he was in the first flight of throwers and started warming up immediately with light cardio and full-body stretching.
N.J.'s Shot-Putter Extraordinaire Ben Cohen 2011
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I know the best hunts push you and your gear hard, horses fall over, British Airways plays gun case shot-put, and at some point you slip and wipe out on hard stone.
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The 135,000-square-foot indoor complex, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012, will feature an eight-lane track, two long-jump pits, a pole vault, a high jump and two shot-put and weight throwing areas.
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Sonia Levin-Schmuckler, a track and field athlete and basketball player from Poland, was a member of the Maccabi Club of Vilna and held a shot-put record of 12.21 meters that remained unsurpassed for twenty-five years.
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The only fan around here involving you is the one you keep trying to shot-put turds into.
Sorry, Wingnuts: McCain's Campaign Manager Pushed For Boost In Minority Homeownership 2009
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