Ron Backes (born 19 February 1963 in
St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stear ...
) is an American retired
shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...
ter.
His personal best throw was 21.02 metres, achieved in May 1988 in
San Jose.
World men's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)
/ref>
Achievements
References
*
1963 births
Living people
American male shot putters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
Sportspeople from St. Cloud, Minnesota
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade bronze medalists for the United States
Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
20th-century American people
Competitors at the 1985 Summer Universiade
{{US-shotput-athletics-bio-stub