Parry O'Brien
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Men’s Athletics | |||
| Gold | Helsinki 1952 | Shot Put | |
| Gold | Melbourne 1956 | Shot Put | |
| Silver | Rome 1960 | Shot Put | |
Parry O'Brien (born January 28, 1932) was an American shot put champion. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics where he won two gold medals (1952, 1956) and one silver medal (1960). In his last Olympic competition (1964) he placed fourth. For this, he is inducted in the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
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| Olympic champions in men's shot put |
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| 1896: Robert Garrett | 1900: Richard Sheldon | 1904: Ralph Rose | 1906: Martin Sheridan | 1908: Ralph Rose | 1912: Patrick McDonald | 1920: Ville Pörhölä | 1924: Clarence Houser | 1928:
John Kuck | 1932: Leo Sexton | 1936: Hans Woellke | 1948: Wilbur Thompson | 1952: Parry O'Brien | 1956: Parry O'Brien | 1960: Bill Nieder | 1964: Dallas Long | 1968: Randy Matson | 1972: Władysław Komar | 1976: Udo Beyer | 1980: Vladimir Kiselyov | 1984: Alessandro Andrei | 1988: Ulf Timmermann | 1992: Mike Stulce | 1996: Randy Barnes | 2000: Arsi Harju | 2004: Yuriy Bilonoh |
Categories: 1932 births | Living people | American track and field athletes | Shot putters | Olympic competitors for the United States | Athletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Olympic silver medalists for the United States | United States track and field athletics biography stubs
