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L. Jay Silvester (born August 27, 1937) and participated in college athletics at Utah State University from 1956 to 1959[1] is an American retired athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw. In this event he finished in fourth, fifth, second and eighth place at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, respectively, and won a bronze medal at the 1975 Pan American Games.

Jay Silvester

Personal information
Full name	L. Jay Silvester
Born	August 27, 1937 (1937-08-27) (age 84) Tremonton, Utah, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	251 lb (114 kg)
Sport
Sport	Discus throw
Club	Santa Clara Valley Youth Village
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich Discus throw

During his career, Silvester won five AAU discus titles and set four world records, two in 1961 (60.56 m and 60.72 m) and two in 1968 (66.54 m and 68.40 m). His personal bests were 70.38 m in the discus (1971, unofficial world record) and 20.01 m in the shot put.

After retirement, he worked as professor of physical education at Brigham Young University.[2]

References

External links

• L. Jay Silvester at Olympics.com
• Jay Silvester at Olympedia
• Jay Silvester at the USATF Hall of Fame
• Masters T&F Discus Throw All-Time Rankings

Records
Preceded by Rink Babka	Men's Discus World Record Holder August 11, 1961 – May 18, 1962	Succeeded by Al Oerter
Preceded by Ludvík Daněk	Men's Discus World Record Holder equalled by Ricky Bruch on 1972-07-05 May 25, 1968 – March 14, 1975	Succeeded by John van Reenen

На других языках

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- [en] Jay Silvester

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[fr] Jay Silvester

Jay Silvester né le 27 août 1937 à Tremonton, Utah est un ancien athlète américain pratiquant le lancer du disque.

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[it] Jay Silvester

L. Jay Silvester (Tremonton, 27 agosto 1937) è un ex discobolo statunitense, ex primatista mondiale ed argento olimpico a Monaco di Baviera 1972.

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[ru] Сильвестер, Джей

Эл Джей Сильвестер (англ. L. Jay Silvester; род. 27 августа 1937[1], Тремонтон[d], Бокс-Элдер) — американский легкоатлет, специалист по метанию диска. Выступал за сборную США по лёгкой атлетике в 1960-х и 1970-х годах, серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Мюнхене, обладатель бронзовой медали Панамериканских игр, многократный победитель и призёр первенств национального значения, бывший рекордсмен мира в метании диска. Также известен как тренер, преподаватель физического воспитания в Университете Бригама Янга.

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