Gary Carlsen

Gary David Carlsen (born May 12, 1945 in Ashland, Kentucky) is a retired male discus thrower from the United States. He represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he ended up in sixth place in the overall-rankings. Carlsen is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's discus event at the 1967 Summer Universiade and at the 1967 Pan American Games.

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Pan American Games Champions in Men's Discus Throw

1951: Jim Fuchs (USA)
1955: Fortune Gordien (USA)
1959: Al Oerter (USA)
1963: Bob Humphreys (USA)
1967: Gary Carlsen (USA)
1971: Dick Drescher (USA)
1975: John Powell (USA)
1979: Mac Wilkins (USA)
1983 – 1987: Luis Delís (CUB)
1991: Anthony Washington (USA)
1995: Roberto Moya (CUB)
1999: Anthony Washington (USA)
2003: Jason Tunks (CAN)
2007: Michael Robertson (USA)
2011: Jorge Fernández (CUB)
2015: Fedrick Dacres (JAM)

Summer Universiade champions in men's discus throw

1959: Antonios Kounadis (GRE)
1961: Edmund Piątkowski (POL)
1963: Gaetano Dalla Pria (ITA)
1965: Lars Haglund (SWE)
1967: Gary Carlsen (USA)
1970: János Murányi (HUN)
1973: Viktor Zhurba (URS)
1975: Markku Tuokko (FIN)
1977: Nikolay Vikhor (URS)
1979: Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR)
1981: Armin Lemme (GDR)
1983–1985: Luis Delís (CUB)
1987: Randy Heisler (USA)
1989: Kamy Keshmiri (USA)
1991: Adewale Olukoju (NGR)
1993: Alexis Elizalde (CUB)
1995: Vitaliy Sidorov (UKR)
1997: Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR)
1999: Frantz Kruger (RSA)
2001: Aleksander Tammert (EST)
2003: Wu Tao (CHN)
2005: Gerd Kanter (EST)
2007: Gerhard Mayer (AUT)
2009: Mohammad Samimi (IRI)
2011: Märt Israel (EST)
2013: Ronald Julião (BRA)
2015: Philip Milanov (BEL)

US National Championship winners in men's discus throw

1897-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1897-98: Charles Hennemann 1899-1900: Richard Sheldon 1901: Harry Gill (CAN) * Dick Sheridan 1902: Charles Hennemann 1903: Joseph Maddock 1904: Martin Sheridan 1905: Ralph Rose 1906-07: Martin Sheridan 1908: Marquis Horr 1909: Ralph Rose 1910: Merritt Giffin 1911: Martin Sheridan 1912-14: Emil Muller 1915-17: Arlie Mucks 1918: Emil Muller 1919: Arlie Mucks 1920-22: Gus Pope 1923-24: Thomas Lieb 1925-26: Bud Houser 1927: Eric Krenz 1928: Bud Houser 1929: Eric Krenz 1930-31: Paul Jessup 1932-33: John Anderson 1934: Robert Jones 1935-36: Ken Carpenter 1937: Phil Levy 1938: Pete Zagar 1939-40: Phil Fox 1941: Archie Harris 1942: Bob Fitch 1943-44: Hugh Cannon 1945: John Donaldson 1946: Bob Fitch 1947-50: Fortune Gordien 1951: Dick Doyle 1952: Jim Dillion 1953-54: Fortune Gordien 1955: Parry O'Brien 1956: Ron Drummond 1957: Al Oerter 1958: Rink Babka 1959-60: Al Oerter 1961: Jay Silvester 1962: Al Oerter 1963: Jay Silvester 1964: Al Oerter 1965: Ludvík Daněk (TCH) * Jay Silvester 1966: Al Oerter 1967: Gary Carlsen 1968: Jay Silvester 1969: Jon Cole 1970: Jay Silvester 1971: Tim Vollmer 1972: Jay Silvester 1973: Mac Wilkins 1974-75: John Powell 1976-79: Mac Wilkins

1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Mac Wilkins 1981: Ben Plucknett 1982: Luis Delís (CUB) * Mac Wilkins 1983-87: John Powell 1988: Mac Wilkins 1989-90: Kamy Keshmiri 1991: Anthony Washington 1992: Kamy Keshmiri

1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Anthony Washington 1994: Mike Gravelle 1995: Mike Buncic 1996: Anthony Washington 1997-98: John Godina 1999: Anthony Washington 2000-02: Adam Setliff 2003: Carl Brown 2004: Jarred Rome 2005-06: Ian Waltz 2007: Michael Robertson 2008: Ian Waltz 2009-10: Casey Malone 2011: Jarred Rome 2012-13: Lance Brooks 2014: Hayden Reed 2015: Jared Schuurmans 2016: Mason Finley

Notes	The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

1968 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification	1968 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes	Jack Bacheler Wade Bell John Carlos Leon Coleman Willie Davenport Ron Daws Bob Day Tom Dooley Lee Evans Tom Farrell Ron Freeman Boyd Gittins Charles Greene Ervin Hall Rudy Haluza Jim Hines Larry James Goetz Klopfer Ron Kutschinski Ron Laird Tom Laris Marty Liquori Vincent Matthews Kenny Moore Van Nelson Conrad Nightingale Mel Pender Larry Questad Bill Reilly David Romansky Jim Ryun Lou Scott Ronnie Ray Smith Tommie Smith Tracy Smith Geoff Vanderstock Tom Von Ruden Ron Whitney George Young Larry Young

Men's field athletes	Bob Beamon Ralph Boston Reynaldo Brown Edward Burke Gary Carlsen Casey Carrigan Ed Caruthers Hal Connolly Frank Covelli Dick Fosbury Albert Hall Dave Maggard Randy Matson Charles Mays Mark Murro Al Oerter John Pennel Bob Seagren Jay Silvester Rick Sloan David Smith George Stenlund Norman Tate Bill Toomey Tom Waddell Art Walker George Woods

Women's track & road athletes	Margaret Bailes Doris Brown Lois Ann Drinkwater Julie Mae Dyer Barbara Ferrell Francie Kraker Madeline Manning Mildrette Netter Mamie Rallins Jarvis Scott Esther Stroy Patty Van Wolvelaere

Women's field athletes	RaNae Bair Estelle Baskerville Sharon Callahan Olga Connolly Barbara Friedrich Cathy Hamblin Eleanor Montgomery Carol Moseke Maren Seidler Martha Watson Willye White Pat Winslow

Coaches	Payton Jordan (men's head coach) Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach) John Oelkers (men's assistant coach) Frank Potts (men's assistant coach) Stan Wright (men's assistant coach) Alex Ferenczy (women's coach) Conrad Ford (women's coach)

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