 Matson in 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | James Randel Matson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 5, 1945 Pampa, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Randy Matson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2020.