Al Feuerbach

Al Feuerbach

Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold	1971 Cali	Shot put

Allan ("Al") Dean Feuerbach (born January 14, 1948 in Preston, Iowa) is a former track and field athlete from the United States, who competed for his native country in the men's shot put event at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. On May 5, 1973, he broke Randy Matson's seven-year-old world record in the shot put by throwing 21.82 meters (71' 7") at the San Jose Invitational at San Jose State College. Just weeks later, competing in a different sport, olympic-style weight lifting, he finished second in the heavyweight division at the U.S. weightlifting championships. Feuerbach currently works as a free lance audio technologist.

He was a four time American champion in the shot put,^[1] plus he added three indoor championships^[2] and a British AAA Championship.

References

• Mt. SAC RelaysProfile
• USA Olympic Team
• Kansas Profile
• Sports Reference

Records
Preceded by Randy Matson	Men's shot put world record holder May 5, 1973 – February 21, 1976	Succeeded by Terry Albritton