| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1968 Mexico City | Shot put | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | Shot put | |
George Woods (born February 11, 1943) was an Olympic track and field athlete. Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested 24 for men and 12 for women The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 14 for women Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
With little formal coaching, Woods became the first Missouri high school athlete to top 60 ft (18. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee 3 m) in the shot put event. He would go on to attend Southern Illinois University (Carbondale). Southern Illinois University is a state university located in Southern Illinois with two institutions and multiple campuses
In a competitive career that spanned 3 Olympiads, Woods knew what it was to almost reach the top of the mountain. After winning the US Olympic track and field team trails in the shot put in 1968, he was overtaken by fellow American shot putter Randy Matson (Texas A&M) in the Mexico City games, settling for the silver medal behind Matson’s Olympic record performance. James Randel ("Randy" Matson (born March 5, 1945 in Kilgore Texas) is a former United States Olympic Shot put
Four years later at the 1972 Munich Olympics, he again entered the games as the American Olympic trails champion and the favorite for Olympic gold. The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was He came close, but was again denied Olympic gold. Wladyslaw Komar, a virtual unknown from Poland, hurled a huge PR and Olympic record of 21. Władysław Komar ( April 11, 1940 &ndash August 17, 1998) was a Polish Shot put champion who was born in Kaunas 18 m (69 ft 5¾ in) on his first throw of the competition. Woods responded, steadily and methodically, reaching 21. 17 m (69 ft 5½ inches) in the 4th round. While Komar never approached his opening effort throughout the series, Woods couldn’t pick up the final centimeter on his remaining 2 throws. He would settle for another silver medal. Woods would win the trails again in 1976, but finish out of the medal contention in Games of the Montreal Olympiad.
Woods had a great indoor career, winning national championships in 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1973. His 1973 meet record of 69 ft 9½ in stood as the meet record for 20 years. A year later in 1974, Woods set the indoor world record at 22. 02 m (72 ft 3 in), a mark that would stand for 11 years. He ranks 5th among shot putters all time indoors, and his record throw is the 10th longest indoor effort of all time. His outdoor best ranks him in the top 40 putters of all–time worldwide, an amazing statistic after nearly 30 years.
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