CARTER'S PREP SHOT PUT RECORD NAMED 16th GREATEST MOMENT

 

 
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INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Carter's national high school record in the shot put set in 1979 was honored by USA Track & Field as the 16th greatest moment in U.S. track and field history in the last 25 years.

The 1984 Olympic silver medalist in the shot put, Michael Carter set what many consider to be the single greatest mark ever by a high school athlete at the 1979 Golden West Invitational in Sacramento, Calif.

Carter won the men's shot put with a heave of 24.77 meters/81 feet 3.50 inches, which added more than 10 feet to the previous national prep record. No athlete since has come within five feet of Carter's mark, which still stands as the best ever.

A star thrower at Jefferson High School in Dallas, Tex., from 1977-79 Carter won three 4A state titles in the shot and one in the discus. Also known for his prowess as a football player, Carter was a three-time Pro Bowl nose tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League, where he anchored a defense that helped San Francisco win three Super Bowls (1985, 1989 & 1990).

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