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shot-putter
[shot-poot-er]
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- shot-putting noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shot-putter1
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Shot-putter Adolph James is buried here, killed in 1926 when he was struck in the head by a 12-pound shot.
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Role change: Belgium was out of hurdlers, so a shot-putter agreed to sprint.
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From The Times: Why a Belgian shot-putter made a surprise cameo in the 100-meter hurdles.
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She was a record-setting shot-putter at the University of Illinois.
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And the shot-putter admits that her sporting success made things more difficult.
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is a shot-putter?
A shot-putter is an athlete who competes in shot put, a track-and-field competition in which competitors try to throw a heavy ball as far as they can. The term is often spelled without a hyphen, as shot putter.In shot put, shot-putters have to put, or throw from the shoulder, a weighted ball called a shot. They must throw the shot using one hand (held above the shoulder) while standing inside a circle that is 7 feet (2 m) wide. The shot is 16 pounds for men and 8.8 pounds for women and is made of brass or iron.The shot put is one of the “field” events in track and field, which also include other events in which objects are thrown as far as possible, namely discus and javelin. All three are events in the summer Olympic Games (the Summer Games) and are also events in the modern decathlon.Example: I’m training as a shot-putter with my track-and-field team.
A shot-putter is an athlete who competes in shot put, a track-and-field competition in which competitors try to throw a heavy ball as far as they can. The term is often spelled without a hyphen, as shot putter.In shot put, shot-putters have to put, or throw from the shoulder, a weighted ball called a shot. They must throw the shot using one hand (held above the shoulder) while standing inside a circle that is 7 feet (2 m) wide. The shot is 16 pounds for men and 8.8 pounds for women and is made of brass or iron.The shot put is one of the “field” events in track and field, which also include other events in which objects are thrown as far as possible, namely discus and javelin. All three are events in the summer Olympic Games (the Summer Games) and are also events in the modern decathlon.Example: I’m training as a shot-putter with my track-and-field team.
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