Al Feuerbach
Al Feuerbach|
Al Feuerbach c. 1972 |
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| Born |
(1948-01-14) January 14, 1948
Preston, Iowa, United States |
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| Height |
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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| Weight |
120 kg (260 lb) |
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| Sport |
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| Sport |
Athletics |
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| Event(s) |
Shot put, discus throw |
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| Club |
Pacific Coast Club, Long Beach |
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| Achievements and titles |
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| Personal best(s) |
SP – 21.82 m (1973)
DT – 54.30 m (1970) |
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Allan "Al" Dean Feuerbach (born January 14, 1948) is a former American track and field athlete. He competed in the shot put at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively. He missed the 1980 Games due to their boycott by the United States. 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.[1] 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,[2] plus he added three indoor championships[3] and a British AAA Championship.
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| 1876–1878
New York Athletic Club |
- 1876–78: Henry Buermeyer
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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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| | Notes |
- 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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Randy Matson