Neal Steinhauer

American shot putter (1944–2020)
Neal Steinhauer
Neal Steinhauer c. 1968
Personal information
Born(1944-08-18)August 18, 1944
DiedSeptember 7, 2020(2020-09-07) (aged 76)
Turlock, CA
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best21.01 m (1967)
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1967 Winnipeg Shot Put
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tokyo Shot Put
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Tokyo Discus

Neal Steinhauer (August 18, 1944 – September 7, 2020) was an American track and field athlete. He won a silver medal in the shot put at the 1967 Pan American Games, behind Randy Matson, and also won two medals at the 1967 Summer Universiade in Tokyo (gold in the shot put and bronze in the discus). A one-time American national champion (in 1969). Steinhauer set his personal best (21.01 m) on March 25, 1967, at a meet in Sacramento.[1] He was on the cover of the February 1969 issue of Track and Field News.[2]

References

  1. ^ Neal Steinhauer. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. ^ Past Covers 1969 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved on 2015-07-16.
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Universiade champions in men's shot put
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1876–1878
New York Athletic Club
  • 1876–78: Henry Buermeyer
1879–1888
NAAAA
  • 1879–80: A.W. Adams
  • 1881–86: Frank Lambrecht
  • 1887: George Gray/Frank Lambrecht
  • 1888Note 1: Frank Lambrecht
1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • 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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