Jim Doehring
Jim Doehring| Personal information |
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James F. Doehring |
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January 27, 1962 (1962-01-27) (age 53)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
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James F. "Jim" Doehring (born January 27, 1962, in Santa Barbara, California) is an American former athlete who mainly competed in the shot put.
He competed for the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain where he won the silver medal in the men's shot put. At the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he won again the silver medal in the men's shot put. Previously he finished in eleventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, and later he tested positive for a banned steroids.
See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
World Best Year Performance in Men's Shot Put |
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| 1876-1878
New York Athletic Club | |
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| 1879-1888
NAAAA |
- 1879-80: A.W. Adams
- 1881-86: Frank Lambrecht
- 1887: George Gray/Frank Lambrecht
- 1888Note 1: Frank Lambrecht
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| 1888-1979
Amateur Athletic Union | |
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| 1980-1992
The Athletics Congress | |
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| 1993-onwards
USA Track & Field | |
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- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
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