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Sound on. 🔊 In 1979, Dallas Jefferson’s Michael Carter threw the 12-lb high school shot put 81 feet, 3½ inches (24.78 m) at the Golden West Invitational — the farthest prep throw of all time. It still hasn’t been broken.
We narrated the physics of that record throw:
• Release speed: 33.4 mph (14.9 m/s)
• Force on the throw: ~142 lbs peak on the ball (~12 G, nearly 12× the shot’s weight)
• Quickness in the circle: ~0.20-second delivery, ~7.6 mph glide
• Peak power: ~12.6 hp (9,400 W)
Carter later won 3 Super Bowls with the 49ers and an Olympic silver in 1984 — the first athlete to win a Super Bowl and an Olympic medal in the same year. His daughter Michelle Carter won Olympic shot put gold in 2016. And he still calls this throw his proudest moment.
How the numbers were made: release speed is back-solved from the official 24.78 m using a projectile model; force and power come from a work-energy model over the delivery, calibrated to the throw. Modeled from published biomechanics, not pixel-tracked.
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See the exact physics behind Michael Carter’s legendary shot put technique.
We break down the raw numbers, including release speed, force, and power output, to show what it takes to hit a 24.78-meter distance. This analysis is perfect for athletes and coaches wanting to understand the mechanics of elite throwing.
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