American discus thrower
Jay Silvester
Full name L Jay Silvester Born August 27, 1937 (1937-08-27 ) (age 84)Tremonton, Utah , U.S. Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Weight 114 kg (251 lb) Sport Discus throw Club Santa Clara Valley Youth Village
L Jay Silvester (born August 27, 1937) and participated in college athletics at Utah State University from 1956 to 1959[1] is an American retired athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw . In this event he finished in fourth , fifth , second and eighth place at the 1964 , 1968 , 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics , respectively, and won a bronze medal at the 1975 Pan American Games .
During his career, Silvester won five AAU discus titles and set four world records , two in 1961 (60.56 m and 60.72 m) and two in 1968 (66.54 m and 68.40 m). His personal bests were 70.38 m in the discus (1971, unofficial world record) and 20.01 m in the shot put .
After retirement, he worked as professor of physical education at Brigham Young University .[2]
References [ ]
^ "Hall of Fame" . Utah State Aggies . Retrieved March 25, 2021 .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Jay Silvester" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on September 22, 2013.
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Records
Preceded by
Men's Discus World Record Holder August 11, 1961 – May 18, 1962
Succeeded by Al Oerter
Preceded by
Men's Discus World Record Holder equalled by Ricky Bruch on 1972-07-05 May 25, 1968 – March 14, 1975
Succeeded by
Australian National Champions in Men's Shot Put
1930–1932:
1934:
1936:
1937:
1947:
1948–1949:
1950: Peter Mullins
1951:
1952–1958: Peter Hanlin
1959:
1960–1964: Warwick Selvey
1965:
1966–1967: Warwick Selvey
1968: Jay Silvester (USA)
1969: Ray Rigby
1970–1971: Peter Phillips
1972–1973: Ray Rigby
1974:
1975:
1976:
1977:
1978:
1979: Ray Rigby
1980:
1981:
1982:
1983–1984: Ray Rigby
1985–1986:
1987–1989:
1990:
1991: Werner Reiterer
1992:
1993–1995:
1996: (SVK)
1997: Clay Cross
1998: Justin Anlezark
1999: Clay Cross
2000–2004: Justin Anlezark
2005: Clay Cross
2006: Scott Martin
2007: Christian Cantwell (USA)
2008–2009: Justin Anlezark
2010: Scott Martin
2011: Dale Stevenson
2012: Emanuele Fuamatu
2013–2014: Damien Birkinhead
2015: Jacko Gill (NZL)
2016:
2017: Damien Birkinhead
Australian national champions in men's discus throw
1930: (USA)
1932:
1934:
1936:
1937 – 1947:
1948 – 1950: Ian Reed
1951 – 1953:
1954: Ian Reed
1955:
1956:
1957 – 1959: Ves Balodis
1960: Warwick Selvey
1961:
1962 – 1967: Warwick Selvey
1968: Jay Silvester (USA)
1969: Len Vlahov
1970 – 1973: Warwick Selvey
1974:
1975: Len Vlahov
1976:
1977:
1978:
1979: (USA)
1980 – 1981:
1982: Vlad Slavnic
1983 – 1987: Paul Nandapi
1988 – 1995: Werner Reiterer
1996: Justin Anlezark
1997:
1998: Ian Winchester (NZL)
1999:
2000: Ian Winchester (NZL)
2001: Aaron Neighbour
2002 – 2003: Peter Elvy
2004 – 2006: Scott Martin
2006 – 2008: Benn Harradine
2009: Bertrand Vili (FRA)
2010 – 2012: Benn Harradine
2013:
2014: Benn Harradine
2015: Julian Wruck
AAA Championships winners in men's discus throw
1876–1939
1876–1913: Not held
1914: Armas Taipale (FIN)
1915–19: Not held
1920: Patrick Quinn (IRE)
1921: Oscar Zallhagen (SWE)
1922: Vilho Niittymaa (FIN)
1923:
1924–26: Paddy Bermingham (IRL)
1927: Kálmán Marvalits (HUN)
1928: Ernst Paulus (GER)
1929: Harald Stenerud (NOR)
1930: Jules Noël (FRA)
1931: Endre Madarász (HUN)
1932: Paddy Bermingham (IRL)
1933: Endre Madarász (HUN)
1934: Paddy Bermingham (IRL)
1935: Harald Andersson (SWE)
1936: Bernard Prendergast (JAM)
1937: Nikolaos Syllas (GRE)
1938: Adolfo Consolini (ITA)
1939: Nikolaos Syllas (GRE)
1946–59 1960–2006
1960: Mike Lindsay
1961: (RSA)
1962: Jay Silvester (USA)
1963: Dave Weill (USA)
1964: Roy Hollingsworth
1965: Lars Haglund (SWE)
1966–70: Bill Tancred
1971: Les Mills (NZL)
1972–73: Bill Tancred
1974: John Powell (USA)
1975: John van Reenen (RSA)
1976: John Powell (USA)
1977–78: Pete Tancred
1979: John Powell (USA)
1980: Brian Oldfield (USA)
1981: John Powell (USA)
1982: Brad Cooper (BAH)
1983–84: Robert Weir
1985: Juan Martínez (CUB)
1986: Richard Slaney
1987–89: Paul Mardle
1990: Abi Ekoku
1991–92: Werner Reiterer (AUS)
1993: Robert Weir
1994: Kevin Brown
1995: Nick Sweeney (IRL)
1996–2000: Robert Weir
2001: Glen Smith
2002: Robert Weir
2003–04: Emeka Udechuku
2005–06: Carl Myerscough
AAA Championships winners in men's shot put
1876–1914
1880:
1881: Maurice Davin (IRL)
1882: George Ross
1883–84: (IRL)
1885:
1886–87: James Mitchell (IRL)
1888: George Gray (CAN)
1889: William Barry (IRL) &
1890:
1891–92: William Barry (IRL)
1893–99: Denis Horgan (IRL)
1900: Richard Sheldon USA
1901–02: Wesley Coe USA
1903: Tom Nicolson
1904–05: Denis Horgan (IRL)
1906–07:
1908–10: Denis Horgan (IRL)
1911: James Barrett (IRL)
1912: Denis Horgan (IRL)
1913: Einar Nilsson SWE
1914: Armas Taipale FIN
1919–39 1946–59 1960–2006
US National Championship winners in men's discus throw
1897-1979Amateur Athletic Union
1897-98: Charles Hennemann
1899-1900: Richard Sheldon
1901: (CAN) * Dick Sheridan
1902: Charles Hennemann
1903:
1904: Martin Sheridan
1905: Ralph Rose
1906-07: Martin Sheridan
1908: Marquis Horr
1909: Ralph Rose
1910: Merritt Giffin
1911: Martin Sheridan
1912-14: Emil Muller
1915-17: Arlie Mucks
1918: Emil Muller
1919: Arlie Mucks
1920-22: Gus Pope
1923-24: Thomas Lieb
1925-26: Bud Houser
1927: Eric Krenz
1928: Bud Houser
1929: Eric Krenz
1930-31: Paul Jessup
1932-33: John Anderson
1934:
1935-36: Ken Carpenter
1937:
1938:
1939-40:
1941: Archie Harris
1942: Bob Fitch
1943-44:
1945:
1946: Bob Fitch
1947-50: Fortune Gordien
1951:
1952: James Dillion
1953-54: Fortune Gordien
1955: Parry O'Brien
1956:
1957: Al Oerter
1958: Rink Babka
1959-60: Al Oerter
1961: Jay Silvester
1962: Al Oerter
1963: Jay Silvester
1964: Al Oerter
1965: Ludvík Daněk (TCH) * Jay Silvester
1966: Al Oerter
1967: Gary Carlsen
1968: Jay Silvester
1969: Jon Cole
1970: Jay Silvester
1971: Tim Vollmer
1972: Jay Silvester
1973: Mac Wilkins
1974-75: John Powell
1976-79: Mac Wilkins
1980-1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Mac Wilkins
1981: Ben Plucknett
1982: Luis Delís (CUB) * Mac Wilkins
1983-87: John Powell
1988: Mac Wilkins
1989-90: Kamy Keshmiri
1991: Anthony Washington
1992: Kamy Keshmiri
1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993: Anthony Washington
1994:
1995: Mike Buncic
1996: Anthony Washington
1997-98: John Godina
1999: Anthony Washington
2000-02: Adam Setliff
2003: Carl Brown
2004: Jarred Rome
2005-06: Ian Waltz
2007: Michael Robertson
2008: Ian Waltz
2009-10: Casey Malone
2011: Jarred Rome
2012-13: Lance Brooks
2014:
2015: Jared Schuurmans
2016-7: Mason Finley
2018: Reggie Jagers
2019: Sam Mattis
20212020 OT : Mason Finley
Notes
The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials , otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
1964 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
(men's head coach)
Edward P. Hurt (men's assistant coach)
Payton Jordan (men's assistant coach)
(men's assistant coach)
Ed Temple (women's head coach)
(women's assistant coach)
1968 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification 1968 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track and road athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
Payton Jordan (men's head coach)
Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach)
(men's assistant coach)
Frank Potts (men's assistant coach)
Stan Wright (men's assistant coach)
(women's coach)
(women's coach)
1972 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
Bill Bowerman (men's head coach)
Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach)
Hoover Wright (men's assistant coach)
Stan Wright (men's assistant coach)
Nell Jackson (women's head coach)
(women's assistant coach)
(women's assistant coach)
1976 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification
1976 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
LeRoy Walker (men's head coach)
(men's assistant coach)
Lee Calhoun (men's assistant coach)
Jimmy Carnes (men's assistant coach)
Stan Huntsman (men's assistant coach)
(men's assistant coach)
(women's head coach)
C. Harmon Brown (women's assistant coach)
(women's assistant coach)
Brooks Johnson (women's assistant coach)
2000 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track and road athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
John Chaplin (men's head coach)
(men's assistant coach)
(men's assistant coach)
(men's assistant coach)
(men's assistant coach)
(men's assistant coach)
Jay Silvester (men's assistant coach)
Bubba Thornton (men's assistant coach)
(women's head coach)
(women's assistant coach)
(women's assistant coach)
(women's assistant coach)
(women's assistant coach)
(women's assistant coach)
(women's assistant coach)
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