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José Carlos Jacques
José Carlos Jacques (born 5 March 1945) is a retired Brazilian athlete who specialised in the shot put and discus throw. He won multiple medals at regional level. In addition, he represented his country at four consecutive Pan American Games, starting in 1963. His personal best in the shot put is 17.45 metres set in São Paulo in 1971. In addition, his personal best in the discus throw is 55.04 metres set in Rio de Janeiro in 1978. International competitions References 1945 births Living people Brazilian male shot putters Brazilian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Brazil 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shot Put
The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olympics, revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948. The shot put is part of the most common Combined track and field events, combined events, the decathlon, the Women's Heptathlon, women's and men's heptathlon and the women's pentathlon. History Homer mentions competitions of rock throwing by soldiers during the Trojan War, siege of Troy but there is no record of any weights being thrown in Greek competitions. The first evidence for Stone put, stone- or weight-throwing events were in the Scottish Highlands, and date back to approximately the first century. In the 16th century Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII was noted for his prowess in court competitions of weight and hammer throwing. The first eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
