Al Feuerbach

Who is Al Feuerbach?

Allan Dean Feuerbach is a former track and field athlete from the United States, who competed for his native country in the men's shot put event at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. On May 5, 1973, he broke Randy Matson's seven-year-old world record in the shot put by throwing 21.82 meters. 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.