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8 results for SHOTPUT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 7, 2016	38A	*Decathlon event (2)	David Steinberg	Shortz
Wed Nov 5, 2008	5D	Event with a 16-pound ball	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Sat Dec 6, 2003	1D	Casting event	Craig Kasper	Shortz
Tue Aug 20, 2002	41D	Decathlon event (2)	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Sat Jan 20, 2001	13A	Heavyweight event?	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Sat Jul 18, 1998	26D	Field event	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Sep 8, 1996	1D	Randy Barnes's Olympic gold-winning event	R. H. Wolfe	Shortz
Sun Feb 4, 1996	51D	Olympics event	D. J. Kahn	Shortz

2 results for SHOTPUT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 24, 2014	Acrostic	E	Women's Olympic event since 1948 (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Apr 30, 2000	Diagramless	1D	Field event	Jean Wykoff Reno	Shortz

5 results for SHOTPUT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 22, 1971	4D	Field event	Unknown	Weng
Thu May 6, 1971	25D	Track-meet event	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 10, 1959	57D	Olympic event.	Paula Bauersmith	Farrar
Mon Feb 13, 1956	49A	Olympic field event.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 18, 1955	20A	Olympic field event.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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