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Americans, favored to sweep podium in shot put, get silver

ESPN.com news services

Friday, August 15, 2008

BEIJING -- Tomasz Majewski of Poland won the men's shot put with a career best 70 feet, 6½ inches, upsetting a strong field to claim the first track and field gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Majewski led the eight men advancing to the last three rounds Friday and produced his best mark with the next throw -- 21 1/3 inches better than his pre-competition personal best. Majewski, 26, is the first Pole to win gold in the event since Wladyslaw Komar in 1972. His previous best result was b ...

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