Marty angel

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Marty Engel (actually Martin Stephen Engel ; born January 25, 1932 in New York City ) is a former American hammer thrower and shot putter .

In 1952 he succeeded in the final of the hammer throw of the Olympic Games in Helsinki no valid attempt.

At the Pan American Games in Mexico City in 1955 , he won silver in hammer throw and bronze in shot put.

In 1953 he was American champion and 1954 Canadian hammer throw champion.

Personal best

  • Shot put: 15.40 m, 1954
  • Hammer throw: 61.74 m, June 11, 1960, Yonkers

Web links

  • Marty Engel in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
  • Marty Engel in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )