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Competitor for  United States |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1960 Rome | Shot put | |
| Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Shot put | |
Dallas Crutcher Long (born 13 June, 1940 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) was an American athlete, who mainly competed in the shot put. He competed for the United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where he won the bronze medal behind fellow Americans Bill Nieder and Parry O'Brien in the men's shot put event. He returned four years later to Tokyo for the 1964 Summer Olympics where he finally won the gold medal in the men’s shot put; runner up was Randy Matson. Post Competition Dallas Crutcher Long qualified as a dentist.
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| 1896: Robert Garrett • 1900: Richard Sheldon • 1904: Ralph Rose • 1906: Martin Sheridan • 1908: Ralph Rose • 1912: Patrick McDonald • 1920: Ville Pörhölä • 1924: Clarence Houser • 1928: John Kuck • 1932: Leo Sexton • 1936: Hans Woellke • 1948: Wilbur Thompson • 1952: Parry O'Brien • 1956: Parry O'Brien • 1960: Bill Nieder • 1964: Dallas Long • 1968: Randy Matson • 1972: Wladyslaw Komar • 1976: Udo Beyer • 1980: Vladimir Kiselyov • 1984: Alessandro Andrei • 1988: Ulf Timmermann • 1992: Mike Stulce • 1996: Randy Barnes • 2000: Arsi Harju • 2004: Yuriy Bilonoh |
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by Parry O'Brien |
Men's Shot Put World Record Holder March 28, 1959 – August 1, 1959 |
Succeeded by Parry O'Brien |
| Preceded by Parry O'Brien |
Men's Shot Put World Record Holder March 5, 1960 – March 19, 1960 |
Succeeded by Bill Nieder |
| Preceded by Bill Nieder |
Men's Shot Put World Record Holder March 26, 1960 – April 2, 1960 |
Succeeded by Bill Nieder |
| Preceded by Bill Nieder |
Men's Shot Put World Record Holder May 18, 1962 – May 8, 1965 |
Succeeded by Randy Matson |
