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Parry O'Brien

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William Patrick "Parry" O'Brien (January 28, 1932 – April 21, 2007) was an American shot put champion. [1]

36 relations: American football, Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games, Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games, Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Bill Disney, CIF California State Meet, Discus throw, Encyclopædia Britannica, List of United States records in masters athletics, Los Angeles Times, Masters athletics, National Track and Field Hall of Fame, Pan American Games, Ralph Rose, Santa Clarita, California, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, California, Shot put, Standard-bearer, Summer Olympic Games, Terry McDermott (speed skater), Time (magazine), Track and field, United States, United States Olympic Hall of Fame, University of Southern California, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1955 Pan American Games, 1956 Summer Olympics, 1959 Pan American Games, 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics.

American football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women.

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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

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Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games

The Athletics Competition at the 1955 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

These are the official results of the men's shot put event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

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Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games

The Athletics competition in the 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, United States.

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Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put throwing event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on August 31.

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Athletics at the Summer Olympics

Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics.

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Bill Disney

Bill Dale Disney (April 3, 1932 – April 22, 2009) was an American speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics.

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CIF California State Meet

The CIF California State Meet is the annual championship track and field meet for the California Interscholastic Federation.

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Discus throw

The discus throw is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors.

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Encyclopædia Britannica

The Encyclopædia Britannica (Latin for "British Encyclopaedia"), published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.

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List of United States records in masters athletics

These are the current records in the various age groups of masters athletics for United States competitors.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Masters athletics

Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for veteran athletes in the events of track and field, road running and cross country running.

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National Track and Field Hall of Fame

The National Track and Field Hall of Fame located within the Armory Foundation (the former Fort Washington Avenue Armory) at 216 Fort Washington Avenue, between 168th and 169th Streets, in Washington Heights, in the New York City borough of Manhattan, is a museum operated by The Armory Foundation in conjunction with USA Track & Field.

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Pan American Games

The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a major sporting event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.

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Ralph Rose

Ralph Waldo Rose (March 17, 1885 – October 16, 1913) was an American track and field athlete.

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Santa Clarita, California

Santa Clarita, officially the City of Santa Clarita, is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, and the 24th largest in the state of California.

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Santa Monica High School

Santa Monica High School, officially abbreviated to SAMOHI, is located in Santa Monica, California.

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Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Shot put

The shot put (pronounced) is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object—the shot—as far as possible.

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Standard-bearer

A standard-bearer is a person (soldier or civilian) who bears an emblem called or standard, i.e. either a type of flag or an inflexible but mobile image, which is used (and often honoured) as a formal, visual symbol of a state, prince, military unit, etc.

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Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games (Jeux olympiques d'été) or the Games of the Olympiad, first held in 1896, is an international multi-sport event that is hosted by a different city every four years.

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Terry McDermott (speed skater)

Richard Terrance "Terry" McDermott (nicknamed "The Essexville Rocket", born September 20, 1940) is an American gold and silver medal winning Olympic speed skater.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Track and field

Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Olympic Hall of Fame

The United States Olympic Hall of Fame is an honor roll of the top American Olympic athletes.

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University of Southern California

The University of Southern California (USC or SC) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California.

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1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics (Kesäolympialaiset 1952; Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952.

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1955 Pan American Games

The 2nd Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955, in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium) in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators.

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1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in November–December 1956, apart from the equestrian events, which were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.

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1959 Pan American Games

The 3rd Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959.

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1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Italian: Giochi della XVII Olimpiade), was an international multi-sport event that was held from August 25 to September 11, 1960, in Rome, Italy.

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1964 Summer Olympics

The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 10 to 24 October 1964.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parry_O'Brien

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