Very explicit stastistics: 117 throws > 22m00... The second one in history is Ulf Timmerman (39 throws). And not an Asafa Powell profile: already reached the individual Olympic Everest. And probably in the best shape of his career today. What a champion!
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He will be consider as one of the best or best if he wins another Olympic gold in Tokyo or Paris and set a new world record even by a centimeter.
Question: Who is the record holder and what is the record total for both hands? For example 22m one hand and 18m another. Thanks.
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When considering the Greatest Of All Time in an event you have to consider the standards of the time when people competed. Otherwise, for example, you could end up arguing that any guy with numerous comps over 19.69 is greater than Parry O'Brien.
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Originally posted by GHM View Post.....
Question: Who is the record holder and what is the record total for both hands? For example 22m one hand and 18m another. Thanks.
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Originally posted by Trickstat View PostWhen considering the Greatest Of All Time in an event you have to consider the standards of the time when people competed. Otherwise, for example, you could end up arguing that any guy with numerous comps over 19.69 is greater than Parry O'Brien.
It CAN be argued that any 20m thrower is better than O'Brien, but that completely misses the impact of his performance at the time.
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Originally posted by gh View Post
I can't find anything to confirm it, but my memory tells me it's Al Feuerbach. I have no idea how far he threw with his left hand, but it is worth noting that although he threw the shot right-handed, he was left-handed.
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Originally posted by gh View Post
definitely not at the Big Guys affairs (I announced them all)
Anyways I remember Feuerbach doing it....didn't Oldfield do something similar?
Of course the great trick with a shot was at Munich where someone flicked a shot on the ground with his foot up in the air and caught it waist height. Even George Woods was impressed.Last edited by Conor Dary; 05-09-2021, 08:15 PM.
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Originally posted by Conor Dary View Post
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Of course the great trick with a shot was at Munich where someone flicked a shot on the ground with his foot up in the air and caught it waist height. Even George Woods was impressed.
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Originally posted by gh View Post
that vignette appeared in a sidebar I wrote to the main Munich news story. I managed to sneak into the Olympic Village without a credential (after the massacre no less) and went and watched a practice session. It was Komar who did it, catching it with an overhand grip. Feuerbach's reaction was "Ah, you don't think Oldfield couldn't do that if he wanted?"
It is a great party trick....I remember Oldfield playing to the crowd surrounding the shot area during the 1976 Trials practice... if Oldfield ever tried it I don't remember..
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