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| | CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - Nelson, Hunter lead impressive trio in shot put - Saturday July 15, 2000 11:18 PM |
 | | Nelson, a 1997 Dartmouth graduate who until two weeks ago was working 40 to 60 hours a week for a software company, uncorked a worlds best of 72 foot, 7 inches on his last attempt, the longest throw in the world this year. |
 | | After Bloom's throw, which came before those of Nelson and Hunter, there was bedlam around the shot put ring. |
 | | "The winner was a little surprise, but if you didn't realize the shot put was going to be where it was at, you haven't been following track and field,' he said. |
| sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/2000/07/15/trials_shotput_ap (625 words) |
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