Randy Barnes

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox sportsperson Eric Randolph Barnes (born June 16, 1966) is an American former shot putter who held the outdoor world record for the event from 1990 to 2021. He won silver at the 1988 Olympics and gold at the 1996 Olympics.[1] Only three throwers have been within Script error: No such module "convert". of his outdoor world record since it was set.[2]

Biography

Barnes was born in Charleston, West Virginia,[3] grew up in nearby St. Albans, and began putting the shot in high school. In 1985, he put an impressive Script error: No such module "convert". with the prep shot of Script error: No such module "convert".. After graduating from St. Albans High School in 1985, he attended Texas A&M University where he broke school records (set by Randy Matson) with a put of Script error: No such module "convert". with the Script error: No such module "convert". full size shot. While at A&M, Randy worked with hall of famer conditioning coach Istvan Javorek and throws coach Robert Parker.

He went to the 1988 Seoul Olympics where he put Script error: No such module "convert". and earned a silver medal at only 22. He came second to Ulf Timmermann of East Germany, who put Script error: No such module "convert". at the height of East German doping dominance.[3] On January 20, 1989, he set a new indoor world record at the Sunkist Invitational in Los Angeles with a put of Script error: No such module "convert"., which was better than his outdoor personal best at the time.[4]

On May 20, 1990, he broke Ulf Timmermann's outdoor record with a put of Template:T&Fcalc.[4] Six days later Timmermann almost matched his world record, throwing Template:T&Fcalc at the Bruce Jenner Invitational in San Jose. Barnes was banned from competing for 27 months after testing positive for the anabolic steroid methyltestosterone at a competition in Malmö, Sweden, on August 7 that same year. He sued to have the suspension overturned but lost. Due to the suspension, he was unable to compete in the 1992 Olympics.[5]

At the 1996 Olympic Games, Barnes won the gold medal that eluded him 8 years earlier with a come-from-behind Script error: No such module "convert". put on his final attempt.[3] In 1998, he tested positive for androstenedione, an over-the-counter supplement (famously used by baseball player Mark McGwire) that is banned in track and field. Although Barnes claimed he did not know androsten was banned, he was suspended from competition for life.[6]

Barnes later became a long driving competitor, competing to hit a golf ball as far as possible; he qualified for the 2005 World Long Drive Championship.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ IAAF World Records. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-01-18.
  2. ↑ IAAF All-Time Top List after 2019 World Championships. IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 – All-Time Top List . Retrieved on 2019-10-06.
  3. ↑ a b c Template:Cite Sports-Reference
  4. ↑ a b Randy Barnes. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-01-18.
  5. ↑ Hersh, Phil (1991-04-24). Track Panel Turns Down Barnes` Steroid Appeal. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved on 2015-01-18.
  6. ↑ US athletics stars suspended. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2015-01-18.
  7. ↑ Warters, Bob (2004-08-24). Golden Olympian's now a long driver. Golf Magic. Retrieved on 2015-01-18.

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