Bob Humphreys (March 30, 1936 – September 16, 2022) was a retired male

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athlete from the

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. He competed in the men's

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and the

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event during his career. His career highlight was a

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in the discus at the

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, setting a Pan Am Record at time. 1962, Humphreys competed for the Pasadena Olympians track club. 1963 Humphreys represented the USA vs Germany and Poland in international competition. He later went on to compete in

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and took a

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in the 1987 World Championship weight pentathlon. Humphreys currently holds a M60 and a M70 SCA Masters Meet Record from a 1996 and 2006 meet. Humphreys currently holds a M40 Masters West Region Meet Region from a 1977 meet. Humphreys is in the Long Beach City College Hall of Fame. Humphreys formerly held the Masters M40 US Record for the 2.0 kg Discus throw (1976)1979 Masters Records, page 53 of 56

Retrieved Jan 13, 2023

Personals bests

*Shot Put — 17.88 metres (

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, May 20, 1960) *Discus Throw — 62.00 metres (

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, July 14, 1962)

References

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1936 births 2022 deaths American male discus throwers American male shot putters Track and field athletes from California Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) American masters athletes Track and field athletes from Los Angeles {{US-shotputt-athletics-bio-stub