Kevin Bookout update!

[badger]

Pursuing his Olympic dream with the help of Toby Keith and Barry Switzer sponsorships.

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This is sooooo cool. I think I might shed a tear or two if Bookout makes the medal stand. Go, Kevin go!

[ouleaf]

Per Wikipedia, the current world record holder for Shot Put is an American by the name of Randy Barnes. His record is 23.12 meters or about 75' 10". That was set back in 1990 so it has stood for some time now.

Sounds like Bookout is still a good ways off from hitting that mark. Cool that he has the opportunity to train for it though. Hope he does well.

[RacerX]

That must have been set before Barnes tested positive.

[stoopified]

cool

[booomer]

Pursuing his Olympic dream with the help of Toby Keith and Barry Switzer sponsorships.

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This is sooooo cool. I think I might shed a tear or two if Bookout makes the medal stand. Go, Kevin go!

Me too, badger. I cry easily over my Sooners. You should see me when the band plays Boomer Sooner or Oklahoma.

[NickDangerThirdEye]

Kevin has a long way to go. This guy may be the greatest, most consistent over time shot putter. Check his distances and that was 40 +- years ago:

Randy MatsonFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search
Medal record

Randy Matson
Men's Athletics
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Gold 1968 Mexico City Shot Put
Silver 1964 Tokyo Shot Put
Pan American Games
Gold 1967 Winnipeg Shot Put

James Randel ("Randy") Matson (born March 5, 1945 in Kilgore, Texas) is a former United States Olympic shot put thrower. In 1968 he stood 6 ft 6.5 in (199 cm), and weighed about 280 pounds (130 kg).

Contents [hide]
1 Early years
2 Amateur career
3 Career highlights
4 Post-Retirement
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Early yearsThe son of Charles and Ellen Matson, Randy Matson was reared in Pampa, the seat of Gray County in the Texas Panhandle. At the age of twelve, he participated in his first track meet. He won the 50-yard dash, the 100-yard dash, the long jump and the high jump and finished sixth in the shot put. He attended Pampa High School, where he was a three-sport standout in American football, basketball, and track and field. He won All-District football honors, and was a two-time All-District and one-time All-State basketball player, averaging 15 points per game. In track and field, he was a two-time State Champion in both the shot put and the discus and could run the 100 yard dash in 10.2 seconds. This led him to be named an All-State and All-American in track and field.

[edit] Amateur careerRandy Matson is considered by many to be the greatest shot putter of all time, considering his massive improvement of the world record. He chose to attend Texas A&M University, where he continued to work on his shot put skills. In his first full year of using the heavier college (adult or Senior) shot (16 pounds), Matson won the Olympic Silver Medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

From 1965 through 1971, Matson entered 79 competitions and won 73 of them. In a two month span in 1965 he broke the world record three times, adding over 2 feet to the previous mark, until it stood at 21.52 m (70 ft 7 in). He earned his B.B.A. in Marketing from Texas A&M in 1967, and was then drafted by teams in the National Football League, National Basketball Association, and the American Basketball Association. He turned them all down to concentrate on track and field. He had a considerable rivalry with Neal Steinhauer, but usually came out on top.

Matson improved his world record to 21.78 m (71 ft 5 in) in 1967, and was rewarded with the James E. Sullivan Award, given to the nation's outstanding amateur athlete. He earned the Olympic Gold Medal at the Mexico City Games in 1968, and was named the 1970 Track and Field News Athlete of the Year.

In 1967 he threw the discus to within three inches (8 cm) of the (then) world record, and was [briefly] considered as a possible double Olympic champion in shot and discus—like Clarence Houser in 1924—but Matson only competed in the shot in Mexico City.

He just missed making the 1972 Olympic team when he finished fourth at the Olympic Trials. Matson retired after that contest as the only man who had ever thrown a shot put over 70 feet. He was inducted into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame in 1972, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1974, the National Sports Hall of Fame in 1981, the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1984,[1] and the National High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.

[edit] Career highlightsPersonal Record: 21.78 m (71 ft 5 in)
Olympic Gold Medal, 1968: 20.54 m (67 ft 5 in)
Olympic Silver Medal, 1964: 20.20 m (66 ft 3 in)
US National Champion in 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, and 1972
NCAA Shot Put Champion 1966 and 1967
NCAA Discus Champion 1966 and 1967
Broke Shot Put World Record four times - annual bests for those years:
1965: 21.52 m (70 ft 7 in)
1967: 21.78 m (71 ft 5 in)

[SouthCarolinaSooner]

Per Wikipedia, the current world record holder for Shot Put is an American by the name of Randy Barnes. His record is 23.12 meters or about 75' 10". That was set back in 1990 so it has stood for some time now.

Sounds like Bookout is still a good ways off from hitting that mark. Cool that he has the opportunity to train for it though. Hope he does well.

No one is throwing near 75 feet right now, and from what I got on a quick search is that Kevin threw 64 while at OU. Like it said in the article, he only needs 67-69 range to qualify in the Olympics, maybe just 66 for the World Championships. He's got a decent shot since he's now able to train year-round.

[WildBlueSooner]

I had not seen an update in a while so I did a quick search and found out he threw a 66.5 in June...he is close now to where he needs to be.
http://www.oklahomathrows.com/?p=105...medium=twitter

Also, he posts on twitter for those of you who are into that:
http://twitter.com/#!/kevinbookout

[boomersooner28]

"Bookout has bulked up to about 320 pounds"

Wow

[sooner59]

He was a living legend in when I was in high school. He is a year older than me. That guy is ridiculous. That whole family is ridiculous. Love em.

[nighttrain12]

http://twitter.com/#!/KevinBookout


KevinBookout

off to the airport to pick up @SheriLynnOU.
5 hours ago

http://twitter.com/#!/SheriLynnOU

[King Crimson]

what does this mean?

he's dating a silicon fake blonde chick? is that the point and nothing more?

nothing about Sooner basketball or baseball or Stroud, OK.

just the guy is getting some on Twitter.

really?

[King Crimson]

what does this mean?

he's dating a silicon fake blonde chick? is that the point and nothing more?

i don't get vicarious thrills on that stuff. you go Kev;. love the guy as a player for OU. great Stroud, OK fam.

when i click on the thread i was hoping for some shot maybe Olympic update. maybe we can keep it to sports....on a sports board?

[Sooner_Tuf]

I think it means he will be out for a bit.

[nighttrain12]

I think it means he will be out for a bit.

Or IN for a bit.

I've met Sheri a few times, she's a nice girl.