The women's Olympic record in shot put is 22.41 meters (73 feet, 6 1/4 inches) by Ilona Slupianek of East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The men's shot put record was set by Ulf...
The men's American record holder and world record holder is Randy Barnes who threw the shot 23.12 meters (75 feet, 10 1/4 inches) in 1990.
The women's American record holder is Ramona Pagel who...