Majewski keeps shot put crown
August 5, 2012, Sunday
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TOMASZ Majewski beat some of the burliest athletes to become the first man since 1956 to retain an Olympic shot put title, so he was hardly going to let a pack of slender distance runners curb his celebrations.
The 30-year-old Pole extended his winning margin to a meager 1.18 inches with the last shot in the final, then raced across the track to see his coach and grab a national flag to drape over his shoulders. He was the first non-American to win back-to-back titles, and the first man since Parry O'Brien in 1952 and '56 to repeat as champion.
The 30-year-old Pole extended his winning margin to a meager 1.18 inches with the last shot in the final, then raced across the track to see his coach and grab a national flag to drape over his shoulders. He was the first non-American to win back-to-back titles, and the first man since Parry O'Brien in 1952 and '56 to repeat as champion.
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