Karl Salb
American shot putter (born 1949)
Karl Salb (born May 19, 1949) is a retired American shot putter. Competing for the University of Kansas he won six successive NCAA Championships, three each Indoors and Outdoors.[1] No other athlete has won more than four. Additionally, he finished fourth at the Olympic Trials in 1968 and sixth in 1972.[2]
He was also the 1971 United States champion.[3]
In an era when there was no money to be made in amateur track and field, Salb was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 14th round of the 1972 NFL Draft. The married "Gentle Giant" chose not to pursue the sport and remain an amateur.[4]
While competing for Crossett High School in 1967, Salb set the National High School Record for the shot put at 69' 7"
Salb was inducted into the USTFCCCA Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame in 2024.[5]
References
- ^ "Person Details". jayhawks.org. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "USA Track & Field - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". Legacy.usatf.org. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "On the beach". Lawrence Journal-World. 22 December 1971. p. 13.
- ^ "Introducing the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2024". 22 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
External links
- Karl Salb at World Athletics
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US National Championship winners in men's shot put
New York Athletic Club
- 1876–78: Henry Buermeyer
NAAAA
- 1879–80: A.W. Adams
- 1881–86: Frank Lambrecht
- 1887: George Gray/Frank Lambrecht
- 1888Note 1: Frank Lambrecht
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888–94Note 1: George Gray
- 1895: William Hickok
- 1896: George Gray
- 1897: Charles Hennemann
- 1898–99: Richard Sheldon
- 1900: Denis Horgan
- 1901: Fred Beck
- 1902: George Gray
- 1903: Leon Feuerbach
- 1904: Martin Sheridan
- 1905–06: Wesley Coe
- 1907–10: Ralph Rose
- 1911–12: Pat McDonald
- 1913: Lawrence Whitney
- 1914: Pat McDonald
- 1915–17: Arlie Mucks
- 1918: Alma Richards
- 1919–20OT: Pat McDonald
- 1921: Bud Houser
- 1922: Pat McDonald
- 1923: Orville Wanzer
- 1924: Ralph Hills
- 1925: Bud Houser
- 1926: Herbert Schwarze
- 1927: John Kuck
- 1928OT–31: Herman Brix
- 1932OT: Leo Sexton
- 1933–35: Jack Torrance
- 1936: Dimitri Zaitz
- 1937: James Reynolds
- 1938: Frank Ryan
- 1939: Lilburn Williams
- 1940–42: Al Blozis
- 1943–44: Earl Audet
- 1945–46: Bill Bangert
- 1947–48: Jim Delaney
- 1949–50: Jim Fuchs
- 1951–55: Parry O'Brien
- 1956: Ken Bantum
- 1957: Bill Nieder
- 1958–60: Parry O'Brien
- 1961: Dallas Long
- 1962: Gary Gubner
- 1963: Dave Davis
- 1964: Randy Matson
- 1965: John McGrath
- 1966–68: Randy Matson
- 1969: Neal Steinhauer
- 1970: Randy Matson
- 1971: Karl Salb
- 1972: Randy Matson
- 1973–75: Al Feuerbach
- 1976–77: Terry Albritton
- 1978: Al Feuerbach
- 1979: Dave Laut
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Brian Oldfield
- 1981: Dave Laut
- 1982: Kevin Akins
- 1983: Dave Laut
- 1984: Augie Wolf
- 1985: Dave Laut
- 1986–87: John Brenner
- 1988: Ed Wade
- 1989: Randy Barnes
- 1990: Jim Doehring
- 1991: Ron Backes
- 1992OT: Mike Stulce
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Randy Barnes
- 1994: C. J. Hunter
- 1995: Brent Noon
- 1996OT–97: Randy Barnes
- 1998–99: John Godina
- 2000OT: Adam Nelson
- 2001: John Godina
- 2002: Adam Nelson
- 2003: John Godina
- 2004OT: Adam Nelson
- 2005: Christian Cantwell
- 2006: Adam Nelson
- 2007–08OT: Reese Hoffa
- 2009–10: Christian Cantwell
- 2011: Adam Nelson
- 2012OT: Reese Hoffa
- 2013: Ryan Whiting
- 2014–15: Joe Kovacs
- 2016OT-17: Ryan Crouser
- 2018: Darrell Hill
- 2019: Ryan Crouser
- 20212020 OT: Ryan Crouser
- 2022-23: Ryan Crouser
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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