Valerie Adams'. event in the Olympics is shot put
The regulation weight is 8 lbs, but some women like the challenge of using a 12 lb. shot. The right weight is 8.8 pounds or 4 quilograms !
Valerie Villi qualified for the 2008 Olympics by throwing the shot put far enough to qualify for the women's track and field shot put event.
The bronze medal in the Men's Shot Put event at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Tomas Walsh.
Joe Kovacs was the silver medal winner in the Men's Shot Put event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Gold medalists at the 2004 Games were Yuriy Bilonog of Ukraine in men's shot put and Yumileidi Cumba of Cuba in women's shot put.
The regulation weight is 8 lbs, but some girls prefer throwing a 12 lb shot.
The weight of a JUNIOR HIGH shot put is 10 pounds, not 12, which is highschool.
The country winning the gold medal in the Men's Shot Put event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was the United States.
The country that won the bronze medal in the Men's Shot Put event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was New Zealand.
That was Ralph Rose of the United States with a put of 14.81 meters (48 feet, 7 inches) at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis. Rose was the gold medalist in shot put at the 1904 and 1908 Olympics and silver medalist at the 1912 Olympics.
Shot put. Sprint. Archery. Wrestling.