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Full name | James Randel Matson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pampa, Texas, U.S. | March 5, 1945|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Atletica Pistoia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | SP – 71–5½ (21.78 m, 1967) DT – 213–9 (65.15 m, 1967) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Randel "Randy" Matson (born March 5, 1945) is an American track and field athlete who mostly competed in the shot put. Matson won a silver medal at the 1964 and a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics.[1]