Russell Adam Winger (born August 2, 1984) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the discus throw and

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 ...

. He competed in the discus throw at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the

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and gold at the

2015 NACAC Championships The 2015 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships was a regional track and field competition held at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San José, Costa Rica from August 7-9, 2015. It was the second edition of a senior ...

. His wife,

Kara Winger Kara Estelle Winger (née Patterson; born April 10, 1986) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She is the American record holder in the javelin throw with a distance of . Career At the 2004 United States O ...

is also an athlete, the North American Continental record holder in the javelin throw under her maiden name of Patterson.

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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 ...

– 21.25 (Tucson 2010) * Discus throw – 66.04 (Chula Vista 2011) * Javelin throw – 64.54 (Claremont 2014) Indoor *

– 21.29 (Fayetteville 2008)

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Living people 1984 births Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado American male shot putters American male discus throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Track and field athletes from Colorado {{US-discusthrow-athletics-bio-stub

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