Carol Therese Cady (born June 6, 1962, in

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) is a retired female shot putter and

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er from the

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. She competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. During the 1980s Cady was one of the first women to compete in

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. Cady was on the track team while a student at Stanford University.

International competitions

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* * 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from New Mexico Track and field athletes from California American female shot putters American female discus throwers American female hammer throwers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Stanford Cardinal women's track and field athletes People from Los Alamos, New Mexico {{US-discusthrow-athletics-bio-stub