Mac Wilkins
Mac Wilkins (actually: Malcolm Maurice Wilkins; * November 15, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon ) is a retired American discus thrower.
In 1973, he won for the first time the U.S. Championship AAU and threw in the season constant over 60 meters. The end of 1973 was his peak performance at 64.77 m. He rose, 1974 ( 65.14 m) and 1975 ( 66.79 m).
The breakthrough of the world leaders succeeded Mac Wilkins 1976. On April 24, he threw in Walnut with 69.18 m world record, surpassing the old record of John Powell by ten centimeters. A week later, on May 1 in San Jose, Wilkins had the best race of his career when he increased the world record three times. About 69.80 m and 70.24 m, it was the third attempt to 70,86 m. Second in this competition was John Powell with 67.16 m. This Mac Wilkins had thrown the first discus thrower under normal conditions over 70 meters and outbid the unofficial world records by Jay Silvester from the year 1971.
Mac Wilkins won in 1976 for the second time after 1973, the AAU Championships and the U.S. Trials. At the Olympic Games in Montreal, he won with 67.50 m in front of Wolfgang Schmidt from the GDR with 66,22 m and 65,70 m with John Powell won bronze for the United States.
Mac Wilkins was 1976-1980 five consecutive AAU champion. As a world record holder, he was replaced in 1978 by Wolfgang Schmidt, against whom he defeated in the World Cup also in 1977 and 1979. 1979 Wilkins won the Pan American Games. His personal best put Wilkins on 9 July 1980 with 70.98 m in Helsinki. He also won the U.S. Trials in 1980, but was not allowed to compete at the Games in Moscow because of the Olympic boycott.
In 1977, he was starting for the LAC source also German champion in discus throw.
1984 Wilkins threw 70.44 meters for the first time since 1980, again on the 70 -meter mark. At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles Wilkins won with 66,30 m silver behind Rolf Dannebergplatz with 66,60 m and above his old rival John Powell. After the Games in 1984, Wilkins retired from competitive sports.
In 1988, he ventured a comeback. At the Olympic Games in Seoul, he was with 65,90 m once again fifth.
Mac Wilkins is 1,93 m tall and weighed about 115 kg competition times.