J. M. Mann

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J. M. Mann

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shot put
44 meters (31 feet) by J.M. Mann of the United States in 1876. It had long been conventional to start from a position facing at a right angle to the direction of the put. In the 1950s, however, American Parry O’Brien developed a style of beginning from a position facing…
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44 meters (31 feet) by J.M. Mann of the United States in 1876. It had long been conventional to start from a position facing at a right angle to the direction of the put. In the 1950s, however, American Parry O’Brien developed a style of beginning from a position facing…
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