The Olympic record for men's shotput was set by Ulf Timmermann of East Germany at the 1988 Games in Seoul at a distance of 22.47 meters (73 feet, 8 5/8 inches).
the actaul distance of he current world record is 23.06 meters but im not sure who by
Randy Barnes (USA). Born 16.6.66
Eight years after agonisingly losing out to Ulf Timmermann with his final throw at the Seoul Olympics, Barnes finally achieved his ambition.
He became Olympic champion at Atlanta.
With a last round throw of 21.62m he rose from sixth to first pushing the world champion John Godina into silver.
He still holds both the indoor and outdoor shot put records.
The men's world record in the shot put is held by Randy Barnes of the United States who threw the shot 23.12 meters in 1990.
The Olympic record for men's shotput was set by Ulf Timmermann of East Germany at the 1988 Games in Seoul at a distance of 22.47 meters (73 feet, 8 5/8 inches).
Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway who threw 90.57 meters (297 feet, 1 3/4 inches) at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
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The Olympic 400m men freestyle record is 3:40.59 by Ian Thrope.
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Usain Bolt (JAM) in 9.63s and Olympic record.
2:06:32 by Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya, a new Olympic record.
World: Jonathan Edwards (18.29 meters). Olympic: Kenny Harrison (18.09 meters).
Lynn Davies is the Welsh record holder with 8.23m. He was also the Olympic gold medallist in 1964.
Michael Johnson of the USA with a time of 43.49.
saul mendozer of Mexico won the mens 1500m wheelchair race in a record time of 3 minites and 6.75 seconds the event was held on the 28th September in the Olympic stadium of sydney.
Usaine Bolt, Jamaica. In the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, with a time of 9.69