Randy Matson
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Randy Matson (born March 5, 1945) is a former United States Olympic shot put thrower.
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Matson attended Pampa High School and was a three-sport standout in American football, basketball, and track and field. In football, he won All-District honors. In track and field, he was a two-time State Champion in both the shot put and the discus.
He won the silver medal in the shot put at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo by breaking the World Junior Record, and went on to break the open world record in 1965, with the incredible mark of 21.52m (70'7"). He improved to 21.78m in 1967 and won the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968. Randy Matson is considered by many to be the greatest shot putter of all time, considering his massive improvement of the world record.
His biography was written in the 1970's by Carlton Stowers and is named "The Randy Matson Story."
