Bruce Pirnie
Canadian shot putter (1942–2024)
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
| Citizenship | Canada | |||||||||||
| Born | (1942-09-20)September 20, 1942 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | August 8, 2024(2024-08-08) (aged 81) | |||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6.5 in (199 cm)[1] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 309 lb (140 kg)[1] | |||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||
| Sport | Shot Put | |||||||||||
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Bruce Pirnie (September 20, 1942 – August 8, 2024) was a Canadian shot putter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He was a member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.[2] Pirnie died on August 8, 2024, at the age of 81.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruce Pirnie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Bruce Pirnie". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Dawkins, Glen. "Long-time track coach, Olympic athlete Bruce Pirnie passes away". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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- 1951:
Jim Fuchs (USA) - 1955: Parry O'Brien (USA)
- 1959:
Parry O'Brien (USA) - 1963:
Dave Davis (USA) - 1967: Randy Matson (USA)
- 1971: Al Feuerbach (USA)
- 1975:
Bruce Pirnie (CAN) - 1979: Dave Laut (USA)
- 1983:
Luis Delís (CUB) - 1987:
Gert Weil (CHI) - 1991: Gert Weil (CHI)
- 1995: C. J. Hunter (USA)
- 1999: Brad Mears (USA)
- 2003: Reese Hoffa (USA)
- 2007: Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
- 2011: Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
- 2015:
O'Dayne Richards (JAM) - 2019:
Darlan Romani (BRA) - 2023: Darlan Romani (BRA)
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