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Randy Barnes of the United States threw the
current world record throw for shot put. His
distance was 23.12m (1990).American Parry O'Brien first introduced the
glide technique (1951).Russian shotputter Aleksandr Baryshnikov first
used the spin technique (1972).The International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF) recognizes the first official
world record as 9.44 metres by J.M. Mann of the
United States (1876).The event was added to the women’s Olympic
program, with a ball weight of 4kg (1948).The first standard regulation shot put was
introduced (7.26kg). This occured at the first
Olympic Games (1896).Natalya Lisovskaya of Russia threw the current
women's world record for shot put, which was
22.63m (1987).Robert Garrett was crowned the first modern
Olympic shot put champion (1896).Ryan Crouser of the United States threw the
best shot put throw of the 21st Century, at a
length of 22.65m (2017).
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