Top 20 male shot putters of all time
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List of greatest shot putters in sports history. The list is based on championship victories and longest throws.
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1.
Parry O'Brien
30 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
2.
Brian Oldfield
29 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
3.
Eric Randolph Barnes
Without a doubt greatest shot putter of all time. The world records of outdoor and indoor shot putting are both held by him.
28 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
4.
Randy Matson
26 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
5.
Ulf Timmermann
He broke many world records and was the first athlete to throw over 23 meters, which is remarkable because only him and Randy Barnes have done it.
26 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
6.
Ralph Rose
19 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
7.
Adam Nelson
18 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
8.
George Woods
17 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
9.
Reese Hoffa
16 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
10.
Alessandro Andrei
He is a remarkably shot putter and his greatest achievement took place in 1987, where he broke the world record three times during one competition.
16 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
11.
John Godina
15 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
12.
Dallas Long
13 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
13.
Werner Günthör
He has won three championships in a row, 1987, 1991, and 1993. What's more he has been chosen Swiss Sportsman of the Year in 1986-1987 and 1991.
13 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
14.
Christian Cantwell
12 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
15.
Udo Beyer
He has won Olympic Games once and has broken world records three times.
11 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge - 1 comment
Comments:
he should be ranked among the first 10
Added 6 years ago by guest, 0 points
16.
Robert Garrett
10 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
17.
Tomasz Majewski
10 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
18.
John Brenner
8 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
19.
Yuriy Bilonoh
5 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
20.
Kevin Toth
5 points - added 13 years ago by orangeporridge -
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