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| Full name | L. Jay Silvester | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 27, 1937 (1937-08-27) (age 87) Tremonton, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Valley Youth Village | ||||||||||||||
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L. Jay Silvester (born August 27, 1937) and participated in college athletics at Utah State University from 1956 to 1959 is an American retired athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw. In this event he finished in fourth, fifth, second and eighth place at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, respectively, and won a bronze medal at the 1975 Pan American Games.
During his career, Silvester won five AAU discus titles and set four world records, two in 1961 (60.56 m and 60.72 m) and two in 1968 (66.54 m and 68.40 m). His personal bests were 70.38 m in the discus (1971, unofficial world record) and 20.01 m in the shot put.
After retirement, he worked as professor of physical education at Brigham Young University.
Silvester held the M35 Masters American Records for the Shot Put and Discus Throw, and is the current holder of the M70 Masters American Records for the Discus Throw. Silvester won gold medals for the M45 Discus Throw at the 1983 and 1984 Masters National Outdoor Championships.
Personal life
Silvester is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and he was their first member to participate in 4 Olympic Games.
References
- "L. Jay Silvester (1993) - Hall of Fame - Utah State University Athletics". Utah State Aggies. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jay Silvester". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013.
Full name: L. Jay Silvester
- masters history Jan 28, 2023. Retrieved Jan 28, 2023
- Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News. 1998. p. 555. ISBN 1573454915.
- Church News Archives (July 29, 1988). "Olympic notebook". www.thechurchnews.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
External links
- L. Jay Silvester at Olympics.com
- Jay Silvester at Olympedia (archive)
- Jay Silvester at the USATF Hall of Fame (archived)
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Preceded by Rink Babka
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Men's Discus World Record Holder August 11, 1961 – May 18, 1962 |
Succeeded by Al Oerter
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Preceded by Ludvík Daněk
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Men's Discus World Record Holder equalled by  Ricky Bruch on 1972-07-05 May 25, 1968 – March 14, 1975 |
Succeeded by John van Reenen
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| Australian national champions in men's discus throw | |
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- 1937 births
- Living people
- American male discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
- People from Tremonton, Utah
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- Track and field athletes from Utah
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- American masters athletes
- Utah State University alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
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