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Of the 1988 Olympic final...a lot of people said, "Ah, if you'd just had
one more throw, you could have beat him." They don't realize that my
five throws before that weren't even over 70-feet. What would make them
think that a seventh throw would be 74? I mean you only get one of
those kinds of throws every so often. I don't have any complaints. I'm
real happy with the way it turned out. |
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Welcome to RandyBarnes.com |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 01 June 2005 |
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Welcome to the official website of Randy Barnes, Olympic gold medallist and world shot-put record holder.
 From here you can read newspaper and magazine articles spanning his 14 year career in track and
field, order his instructional video , and
contact Randy for clinics, personalized training and speaking
engagements.
Beginning in 1988, when he finished first in the U.S. Olympic trials
and won the silver medal at the Seoul Olympics, Randy Barnes dominated
U.S. shot put competition.
In 1989, Randy set the indoor world shotput record with a throw of
74 feet, 4.25 inches. One year later he set the outdoor shotput record
with a throw of 75 feet, 10.25 inches. Over fifteen years later, both
records still stand.
His crowning achievement came at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta,
Georgia where his final throw of 70 feet, 11.25 inches landed more than two feet beyond
his nearest competitor. |
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