Allan Dean Feuerbach (born January 14, 1948 in Preston, Iowa

Preston, Iowa

Preston is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 949 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Preston is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

) is a former track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 athlete from the United States

United States

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, who competed for his native country in the men's shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

 event at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. On
May 5, 1973, he broke Randy Matson

Randy Matson

James Randel Matson is a former United States Olympic shot put thrower. In 1968 he stood , and weighed about .-Early years:...

's seven-year-old world record in the shot put by throwing 21.82 meters (71' 7"). Just weeks later, competing in a different sport, olympic-style weight lifting, Al finished second in the heavyweight division at the U.S. weightlifting championships.