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Germán Luján Lauro is an Argentine shot putter and discus thrower. He is the South American record holder in the shot put both indoors and outdoors with marks of 21.04 m and 21.26 m, respectively. His personal best in the discus is 63.55 metres.
Tomas Walsh is a New Zealand athlete who competes mainly in the shot put. He is the current national record holder both outdoors and indoors for the event. His personal best of 22.90 m, set in Doha, 5 October 2019, is also the Oceanian record and makes him the fifth best shot putter in history, tied with Ryan Crouser who threw the same distance in the same World Championship competition.
Liu Hao is a Chinese former track and field athlete who competed in the men's shot put. His personal best for the event is 19.72 m, set in 1993.
References
- ↑ Norwegian international athletes - H Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian championships in shot put Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian all-time list shot put Archived 2005-04-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
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