Mike Mercer (shot putter)
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| Born | Mike Mercer April 28, 1947 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Shot put | |||||||||||
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Mike Mercer (born April 28, 1947) is a Canadian former athlete who competed in shot put.
Mercer attended Oakville Trafalgar High School.[1] He was an All-American thrower for the Utah State Aggies track and field team, finishing runner-up in the shot put at the 1968 NCAA indoor track and field championships.[2]
As a specialist in shot put, Mercer won Canada's national championship in 1971 and claimed a bronze medal at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, behind Americans Al Feuerbach and Karl Salb. He also had a fourth-place finish at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and was third at the 1981 Pacific Conference Games.[3]
Mercer became a powerlifter in the 1980s after growing frustrated with athletics and set multiple Canadian records.[4]