Gary Carlsen
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| Born | May 12, 1945 Ashland, Kentucky, United States | |||||||||||||||||
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Gary David Carlsen (born May 12, 1945) is a retired male discus thrower from the United States. He represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he ended up in sixth place in the overall-rankings. Carlsen is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's discus event at the 1967 Summer Universiade and at the 1967 Pan American Games.
Carlsen was an All-American thrower for the USC Trojans track and field team, finishing runner-up in the discus at the 1966 NCAA University Division outdoor track and field championships and 1967 NCAA University Division outdoor track and field championships.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gary Carlsen at World Athletics
- Gary Carlsen at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Gary Carlsen at Olympics.com
- Gary Carlsen at Olympedia
- Gary Carlsen at InterSportStats
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World University Games champions in men's discus throw | |
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- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
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