J. M. Mann

American athlete

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shot put records

  • Valerie Adams at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
    In shot put

    44 meters (31 feet) by J.M. Mann of the United States in 1876. It had long been conventional to start from a position facing at a right angle to the direction of the put. In the 1950s, however, American Parry O’Brien developed a style of beginning from a position facing…

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