John Godina
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| Born | May 31, 1972 (age 51) Fort Sill, Oklahoma , U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Carl Godina (born May 31, 1972) is an American
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
.
High school years
While attending
All-American
in both sports.
College years and Olympic Games
At college level, competing for
2008 Olympic Trials.[1]
Godina is one of the most decorated shot putters in U.S.
athletics history. His legacy compares well with Parry O'Brien
, who won two Olympic gold medals (1952, 1956) and one silver medal (1960), placed fourth in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, and broke the world record 17 times.
Godina was named to the Mt. SAC Relays Hall of Fame in 2010.[3] He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.
World Throws Center
John has a throwing academy in five different locations, two in California (Sacramento and San Ramon). The other three are located in Arizona (Phoenix, Mesa and Glendale).[4]
Godina trains top international athletes like
Dan Taylor.[5]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the  United States
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| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 20th (q) | Discus | 40.88 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States
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2nd | Shot put | 20.79 m |
| 1997 | IAAF Grand Prix Final | Fukuoka, Japan
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3rd | Discus | 65.56 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada
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1st | Shot put | 21.87 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece
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9th | Shot put | 20.19 m |
References
- ^ a b "Two-time Olympic medalist John Godina retires".
- ^ "John Godina Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ "Mt. SAC Relays - Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on April 30, 2007.
- ^ "World Throws Center Locations". World Throws Center.
- ^ "USA Track & Field - Dan Taylor". Archived from the original on December 20, 2019.
- "John Godina". USA Track & Field.
External links
- John Godina at www.USATF.org
- John Godina at Olympedia
- John Godina at Olympics.com
- John Godina at U.S. Olympic Team at the Wayback Machine (archived March 20, 2005)
- John Godina World Throws Center at the Wayback Machine (archived March 29, 2009)
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