62. What was the winning result of the first Olympic champion in the men’s shot put? А. 10 metres 22 centimetres. B. 11 metres 12 centimetres.
C. 11 metres 22 centimetres. D. 11 metres 02 centimetres.
63. At the 1904 Games of the III Olympiad the competitions in throwing a 56-pound (25.4 kilograms) weight were held. Who was the winner of those competitions? А. Étienne Desmarteau (Canada). B. John Flanagan (USA). C. James Mitchell (USA). D. Charles Henneman (USA).
64. Étienne Desmarteau not only became the Olympic champion, but also set an Olympic record in 56-pound weight throwing. What result did the champion show? А. 10 metres 46 centimetres. B. 10 metres 56 centimetres.
C. 11 metres 00 centimetres. D. 11 metres 56 centimetres.
65. The programme of the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens included stone throwing. Name the weight of stones used. А. 6.40 kg. B. 6.20 kg.
C. 6.50 kg. D. 6.00 kg.
At the 1972 Games of the XX Olympiad in Munich Bulgarian athlete Ivanka Khristova won the bronze medal in the shot put. And in 1976 she improved world record twice (21 metres 87 centimetres and 21 metres 89 centimetres). At the 1976 Games of the XXI Olympiad in Montreal she gained the gold medal (with an Olympic record – 21 metres 16 centimetres).
German athlete of the GDR Ilona Slupianek (née Schoknecht, now Ilona Longo) who set a double world record in the shot put (22 metres 36 centimetres and 22 metres 45 centimetres) in 1980 became the Olympic champion in this athletic event with an Olympic record (22 metres 41 centimetres) at the 1980 Games of the XXII Olympiad in Moscow.
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