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shot put

[shot poot] / ˈʃɒt ˈpʊt /


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Now in high school, she recently won a state championship in the shot put event and placed fourth in the discus event.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

By the way, despite medical treatments, B.P.J. recently won a state championship in girls shot put.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Jamaica's Rajindra Campbell won the shot put with a 2026 world best of 21.77m.

From Barron's Feb. 1, 2026

Katarina Johnson-Thompson continued her heptathlon preparation by competing in the javelin and shot put on day two, having contested the 100m hurdles on Saturday.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2025

Alden was second in the shot put and Winthrop second in the running high jump while neither scored in throwing the hammer nor in the running broad jump.

From Winning His "W" A Story of Freshman Year at College by Tomlinson, Everett Titsworth




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