shot-putter
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What is a shot-putter? A shot-putter is an athlete who competes in shot put, a track-and-field competition in which competitors try to throw a heavy ball as far as they can. The term is often spelled without a hyphen, as shot putter. In shot put, shot-putters have to put, or throw from the shoulder, a weighted ball called a shot. They must throw the shot using one hand (held above the shoulder) while standing inside a circle that is 7 feet (2 m) wide. The shot is 16 pounds for men and 8. 8 pounds for women and is made of brass or iron. The shot put is one of the “field” events in track and field, which also include other events in which objects are thrown as far as possible, namely discus and javelin. All three are events in the summer Olympic Games (the Summer Games) and are also events in the modern decathlon. Example: I’m training as a shot-putter with my track-and-field team.
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The AIU also confirmed that 1,500-meter runner Sadik Mikhou of Bahrain, Georgian shot-putter Benik Abramyan and Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno Odhiambo have also been provisionally suspended following earlier adverse tests during the Tokyo Games.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2021
The shot-putter wrote on Twitter she was going to take time away from social media to deal with the tragic loss of her mother.
From Fox News • Aug. 4, 2021
Off to the side, Jan Snytr sawed a metal bar, which would be used to lengthen, and stabilize, a frame that a Palestinian shot-putter needs for support.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2016
Calculate the power output in watts and horsepower of a shot-putter who takes 1.20 s to accelerate the 7.27-kg shot from rest to 14.0 m/s, while raising it 0.800 m.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
I remember one chap I knew who was a corking good shot-putter.
From Dick Randall The Young Athlete by Clark, Ellery H.
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