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What (who) is shot put - definition

TRACK AND FIELD EVENT

Shotput; Shot Put; Shot putter; Shotputter; Shot putt; Shot Putt; Shot-put; Shot putting; Put the shot; Putting the weight

shot put

In athletics, the shot put is a competition in which people throw a heavy metal ball as far as possible.

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• shot putter (shot putters)

...Canadian shot-putter Georgette Reed.

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shot put

¦ noun an athletic contest in which a very heavy round ball is thrown as far as possible.

Derivatives

shot-putter noun

shot-putting noun

shot putter

Wikipedia

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot put

Examples of use of shot put

1. Now Sabrina is throwing a shot put, discus and javelin.

2. The top five shot–put performances of all time were all produced by steroid–boosted athletes.

3. The men’s and women’s shot–put competitions were staged at Ancient Olympia during last year’s Games.

4. ACTION IMAGES Spectators at the stadium in Ancient Olympia watch the shot–put event at last year’s Olympics.

5. He began experimenting with new shot–put techniques in 1'51 while at the University of Southern California.