Al Feuerbach

Al Feuerbach

Al Feuerbach in 1974
Personal information
Born	(1948-01-14) January 14, 1948 Preston, Iowa, United States
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	120 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put, discus throw
Club	Pacific Coast Club, Long Beach
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	SP – 21.82 m (1973) DT – 54.30 m (1970)
Medal record Representing the United States Pan American Games 1971 Cali Shot put

Allan "Al" Dean Feuerbach (born January 14, 1948) is a former American track and field athlete. He competed in the shot put at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively. He missed the 1980 Games due to their boycott by the United States. On May 5, 1973, he broke Randy Matson's seven-year-old world record in the shot put by throwing 21.82 meters (71' 7") at the San Jose Invitational at San Jose State College. Just weeks later, competing in a different sport, olympic-style weight lifting, he finished second in the heavyweight division at the U.S. weightlifting championships. Feuerbach currently works as a free lance audio technologist.

He was a four time American champion in the shot put, plus he added three indoor championships and a British AAA Championship.

External links

• Mt. SAC RelaysProfile
• USA Olympic Team
• Kansas Profile
• Sports Reference
• Feuerbach at the 1976 US. Olympic Trials Video on YouTube @ 27:40