COLUMBIA — A month after turning 21, Dick Cochran was participating in discus throwing in the Olympic Games in Rome. Now, the 69-year-old is still throwing discus, this time for the Missouri State ...
SAINT-DENIS, France — The Olympic field in women's discus had three years to close the gap on Valarie Allman, and on Monday, they found out they'll need four more. Allman fouled on her first attempt, ...
The discus throw event has been included in every modern Olympics since its inaugural 1896 edition held in Athens (where Robert Garrett representing the United States won the gold medal), and can be ...