Sharon Shepherd

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Sharon Shepherd
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1959 Chicago Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 1963 São Paulo Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 1963 São Paulo Discus

Sharon Shepherd (born June 1, 1938) is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for throwing events. She is a multiple time American champion, winning both the shot put and discus at the 1963 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Prior to winning, she had finished in second place three times and third twice in the shot put.

Shepherd competed in the Olympic Trials four times dating back to 1956 as an 18-year-old, finishing in second place in the shot put in 1960, and third in both shot and discus in 1968,[1] however she never appeared in the Olympics. She also competed in the javelin throw and pentathlon in the national championships.[2] She did represent the United States in international dual meets.[3][4] She was the silver medalist in the shot put at the 1959 Pan American Games, and bronze medalist in both shot and discus in 1963.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf
  2. ^ "Track and Field Statistics".
  3. ^ "Vol. 2 No. 92 the Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming". 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Lincoln Star Newspaper Archives, Jul 27, 1963, p. 29". 27 July 1963.
  5. ^ Olderr, Steven (2015-07-11). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999, edicion bilingue. ISBN 9781476604688.
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