Posted on 08/13/2016 12:50:59 PM PDT by BigEdLB
Michelle Carter won the shot put gold medal Friday night at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 32 years after her father, Michael, took the silver in the same event at the Los Angeles 1984 Games.
"Of course, I can't wait until I get the medal and I can walk around the house and say 'Daddy, I got you,'" said Carter, who will receive her gold medal in a victory ceremony Saturday.
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She was the lead story on our local news here in DFW. Great story.
What an American family!
and an all around lovely lady.
The winning throw was wonderful to behold as she well-cleared the 20 meter mark. 20.63 is just over 67’-8”.
In NCAA, Olympic, national and international competition, men use a 16 lb. shot while women continue to use the 8.8 lb. shot.
I can only guess as to his size?
Excellent!
Great story.
I saw a bit of a blurb on NBC of her, she was excited and talking how she couldn’t wait to hear “our nation’s anthem” being played as she stood on the podium. Glad to hear her excitedly say that.
She’s a good Texas girl.
I think she’s one of the best things about the Games thus far. Patriotic and joyful and what a great smile!
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