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Parry O'Brien training for the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Fin., where he won a gold medal in the shot put
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DECEMBER 2: An unidentified competitor jumps with his horse at the OTP Equitation World Cup, December 2, 2011 in Budapest, Hungary
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The Prado Museum facade at the Diego Velaszquez memorial. Established in 1819, the museum is considered the best collection of Spanish art and one of the world's finest collections of European art. Madrid, Spain
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Parry O’Brien: References & Edit History

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Anniversary information added. Apr 17, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 29, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 24, 2024
Invalidated site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Parry O'Brien. Jan 16, 2018
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Parry O’Brien, Pioneer in Shot-Putting Technique, Dies at 75. Apr 10, 2017
Add new Web site: USA Track and Field - Biography of Parry O'Brien. Aug 28, 2013
Added photograph. May 24, 2012
Added new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Parry O'Brien. Jan 16, 2008
Article revised and updated. Jun 15, 2007
Article revised. May 04, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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