John Brenner (born January 4, 1961) is a retired

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ter from the

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. He was the 1986 and 1987 United States champion in the shot put. Brenner competed collegiately for

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. He won the 1984

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in both the shot put and the

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. That year he set the collegiate championship record in the shot put at that lasted 11 years until it was surpassed by

John Godina John Carl Godina (born May 31, 1972) is an American shot putter, whose record includes three World Championship wins and two Olympic medals. He also competes in discus. Godina was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. High school years While attendi ...

, also from UCLA, which is the current record. With a personal best of from the 1987

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, as of June 2013, Brenner ranks as the ninth-best shot putter of all time.

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1961 births Living people American male discus throwers American male shot putters Place of birth missing (living people) UCLA Bruins men's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships medalists Track and field athletes from California Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games 20th-century American people {{US-shotput-athletics-bio-stub