Jay Silvester

Jay Silvester ( born July 27, 1937 in Trementon, Utah) is an American athlete who was successful in the 1960s and 1970s in the discus. Since the late 1950s, he had steadily increased:

In the Shadow of Al Oerter standing, but he won only four American championships:

Career

On August 11, 1961 in Frankfurt him with 60,56 m scored the first official union about 60 m. ( His two compatriots Rink Babka and Al Oerter had already produced some gaps of greater than 61 m, which were not recognized due to form errors as a world record ). A little later, on 20 August 1961 in Brussels, he followed with 60.72 m the second world record. On September 9, 1961 Jay Silvester threw in Los Angeles even sensational 64.06 m, which recognition had to remain as a world record but failed because the terrain was steep. On April 27, 1963, he even scored 65.20 m - when you deposit. But he had a regular 60 -meter throw at the British AAA Championships in London in 1962 ( 60.85 m), but now Al Oerter had screwed the world record already on 61,10 m.

Jay Silvester participated in four Olympic Games. It almost would have been five, but in 1960 he had as fourth in the U.S. precipitates ( 58.19 m) ​​to stay home. In 1964, he won, although the knockouts before Al Oerter, however, was in the XVIII. Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 ousted last passage of his arch-rival nor of course 3. In the following years he was Al Oerter inferior in 33 duels 20 times, experienced in 1968, however, a renewed upswing. After he had improved twice on 25 May 1968 in Modesto, and on September 18, 1968 in Reno with 68,07 m and 68,40 m two -year-old world record of Ludvik Danek Czechs (his series in Reno: 68,40 m - 66.15 m - invalid - 67.97 m - 63.09 m - 66.75 m), he was considered a favorite for the XIX. Summer Olympics 1968 in Mexico City, especially as he in 7 matches, including the Olympic Trials, 6 times had Al Oerter can defeat. In qualifying he threw 63.34 m Olympic record. About the preliminaries in the subsequent achieved 61.78 m, however, he did not come out, so that he was only fifth. In the XX. 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich was the now 35 -year-old finally successful: His best distance of 63.50 meters earned him the silver medal.

The honor of being the first 70 - meter thrower, Jay Silvester remained the same failed twice. The fraction of the Sweden Ricky on April 17, 1971 in Malmo reached 70.12 m were rightly not recognized because the discus at the reweighing had proven to be too easy. However, the recognition of the distances achieved by Jay Silvester of 70.38 m (16 May 1971 in Lancaster) and 70.04 m (10 June 1971 in Ystad ) failed to mere form errors - the competitions were not properly registered. In the aftermath Jay Silvester played another 40 matches, but another 70 -meter throw him was no longer possible.

Jay Silvester ended his long career in 1976. At the XXI. Summer Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976, he was the fourth time to reach an Olympic final battle and place with 61.98 m in eighth.

He was three times (1961, 1963 and 1970) at the ISTAF in Berlin successfully.

Jay Silvester is 1,89 m tall and weighed in his playing days and 120 kg.

He first worked as a chemist and later as an insurance agent, and finally as Professor of Sport at Brigham Young University.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • XVIII. Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964: Fourth with 59.09 m (Victory width of Al Oerter: 61,00 m)
  • XIX. Olympic Summer Games 1968 in Mexico City: Fifth with 61.78 m (Victory width of Al Oerter: 64,78 m)
  • XX. Summer Olympic Games in Munich in 1972: SILVER with 63,50 m behind the Czech Ludvik Danek with 64,40 m and ahead of Sweden's Ricky break with 63,40 m
  • XXI. Summer Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976: Roller with 61,98 m ( width victories of the American Mac Wilkins: 67,50 m)

World Records

  • 60.56 m on August 11, 1961 in Frankfurt am Main
  • 60.72 m on 20 August 1961 in Brussels (one year later by Al Oerter at 61.10 m improved)
  • 66.64 m on 25 May 1968 in Modesto (improvement of the 2 year old record of Ludvik Danek by 47 cm)
  • 68,40 m ( adjusted until four years later by Ricky fracture) on September 18, 1968 in Reno
1964 Summer Olympics Modesto, California Reno (Nevada) Lancaster, California
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