- Dave Laut
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Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for the 
United StatesOlympic Games Bronze 1984 Los Angeles Shot put Pan American Games Gold 1979 San Juan Shot put David ("Dave") Lester Laut (December 21, 1956 – August 28, 2009) was an American shot putter. He was born in Findlay, Ohio.
He won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won the gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games and the bronze at the 1981 IAAF World Cup.
His personal best throw was 22.02 meters, achieved in August 1982 in Koblenz.
In 1997 he was named to the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
After his retirement from being a professional shot putter, he became the athletic director for Hueneme High School in the Oxnard Union High School District.
Laut died at his home in Oxnard, California, on August 28, 2009, after being shot several times in the head. He was 52 years old. His wife was arrested over five months later, and she claimed that she had shot Laut in self defense.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.vcshf.com/hall_of_fame_members.htm Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame
- ^ Police arrest wife of slain Olympian David Laut on murder charge. USA Today (2010-02-13). Retrieved on 2010-02-15.
External links
- IAAF profile for Dave Laut
- sports-reference
Pan American Champions in Men's Shot Put 1951: Jim Fuchs (USA) • 1955 – 1959: Parry O'Brien (USA) • 1963: Dave Davis (USA) • 1967: Randy Matson (USA) • 1971: Al Feuerbach (USA) • 1975: Bruce Pirnie (CAN) • 1979: Dave Laut (USA) • 1983: Luis Delís (CUB) • 1987 – 1991: Gert Weil (CHI) • 1995: C. J. Hunter (USA) • 1999: Brad Mears (USA) • 2003: Reese Hoffa (USA) • 2007 – 2011: Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
1960: Bill Nieder (USA) • 1961 – 1964: Dallas Long (USA) • 1965 – 1968: Randy Matson (USA) • 1969: Neal Steinhauer (USA) and Hans-Peter Gies (GDR) • 1970: Randy Matson (USA) • 1971: Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg (GDR) • 1972: Hartmut Briesenick (GDR) • 1973: Al Feuerbach (USA) • 1974: Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS) • 1975 – 1976: Brian Oldfield (USA) • 1977 – 1980: Udo Beyer (GDR) • 1981: Brian Oldfield (USA) • 1982: Dave Laut (USA) • 1983: Udo Beyer (GDR) • 1984: Brian Oldfield (USA) • 1985: Ulf Timmermann (GDR) • 1986: Udo Beyer (GDR) • 1987: Alessandro Andrei (ITA) • 1988 – 1989: Ulf Timmermann (GDR) • 1990: Randy Barnes (USA) • 1991: Werner Günthör (SUI) • 1992: Gregg Tafralis (USA) • 1993: Werner Günthör (SUI) • 1994: Jim Doehring (USA) • 1995: John Godina (USA) • 1996 – 1997: Randy Barnes (USA) • 1998 – 1999: John Godina (USA) • 2000: Adam Nelson (USA) • 2001: Janus Robberts (RSA) • 2002: Adam Nelson (USA) • 2003: Kevin Toth (USA) • 2004: Christian Cantwell (USA) • 2005: John Godina (USA) • 2006: Christian Cantwell (USA) • 2007: Reese Hoffa (USA) • 2008: Adam Nelson (USA) • 2009 – 2010: Christian Cantwell (USA)
Categories:- 1956 births
- 2009 deaths
- American shot putters
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- People from Findlay, Ohio
- Deaths by firearm in California
- American murder victims
- Murdered sportspeople
- People murdered in California
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs
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