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- Michael Carter's national high school record in the shot
put
set in 1979 was honored by USA Track & Field as the 16th greatest moment in U.S.
track and field history in the last 25 years.
The 1984
Olympic silver medalist in the shot put, Michael Carter set
what many consider to be the single greatest mark ever by a
high school athlete at the 1979 Golden West Invitational in
Sacramento, Calif.
Carter won
the men's shot put with a heave of 24.77 meters/81 feet 3.50
inches, which added more than 10 feet to the previous
national prep record. No athlete since has come within five
feet of Carter's mark, which still stands as the best ever.
A star
thrower at Jefferson High School in Dallas, Tex., from
1977-79 Carter won three 4A state titles in the shot and one
in the discus. Also known for his prowess as a football
player, Carter was a three-time Pro Bowl nose tackle for the
San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League, where
he anchored a defense that helped San Francisco win three
Super Bowls (1985, 1989 & 1990).
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