Sunday, August 23, 2015

World Champion!

In an event with more twists and turns than a cheap spy novel, Joe Kovacs bested the world with a toss of 21.93M (71' 11.25") in the Shot Put at the Bird's Nest in Beijing China.  It was one of the most exciting events ever and Joe saved his best for near the end.  And he needed it to top his main rival David Storl, the other Americans, and a surprise bronze medalist in O'Dayne Richards from Jamaica.



Congratulations to Joe.  I'm proud to have met him, tossed a shot (or is it a put?) or two with him at a previous reunion, AND he didn't beat me into a pulp!

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Joe Kovacs USA USA 21.93






2 David Storl GER GER 21.74





3 O'Dayne Richards JAM JAM 21.69 NR





4 Tomas Walsh NZL NZL 21.58 AR





5 Reese Hoffa USA USA 21.00





6 Tomasz Majewski POL POL 20.82 SB










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3 comments:

  1. skwilliAugust 23, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    That's 79 feet, 8.25 inches! It was a (slight) foul.

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  2. BudAugust 24, 2015 at 8:07 AM

    Shot Put U!

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  3. George BroseAugust 24, 2015 at 11:57 AM

    Absolutely huge congrats to Joe. And such a polite, well spoken individual. Congrats too to PSU throwing programs and superior blog site.

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