the shot put
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a heavy metal ball (called a shot) as far as possible
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Crean Lutheran’s Noah Richardson cleared 15-6 to win the pole vault while Redondo Union’s Bo Ausmus won the discus with a throw of 185-7 and the shot put with a mark of 61-9.
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Massey won the discus with a mark of 165 feet and 10 inches and the shot put with her throw of 49 feet.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
Cartersville’s Thoreau Lipscomb in the shot put and Xavier Lowe in the high jump were individual champions.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 12 May 2026
Over the weekend in her initial update, Leslie thanked the community for their support and urged compassion toward the athlete who inadvertently threw the shot put that hit the coach.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Massey won the discus with a mark of 165 feet and 10 inches and the shot put with her throw of 49 feet.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
Cartersville’s Thoreau Lipscomb in the shot put and Xavier Lowe in the high jump were individual champions.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 12 May 2026
Over the weekend in her initial update, Leslie thanked the community for their support and urged compassion toward the athlete who inadvertently threw the shot put that hit the coach.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
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“The shot put.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20shot%20put. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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