Michael Carter (athlete) Michael Carter (athlete) Michael D'Andrea "Mike" Carter (born October 29, 1960 in Dallas, Texas), is a former U.S. Olympian track and field athlete and professional American football player. Carter is best known in track and field for setting the American national high school record of 81 feet 3½ inches in the 12 pound shot put, adding more than nine feet to the previous record. He set this mark at the 1979 Golden West Invitational track and field meet while competing for Jefferson High School of Dallas, Texas. No high school athlete has come within two feet of this record since.
Zhang Li (javelin thrower, born 1961) Games of China and was runner-up to Ha Xiaoyan. Zhang Li (javelin thrower, born 1961) Zhang Li (; born 26 June 1961) is a former track and field athlete from China, who competed for her native country in the women's javelin throw event. She was a gold medallist at the 1990 Asian Games and the 1993 Asian Athletics Championships. Her winning throw of at the former event was a Games record and remains the best mark using the old javelin design. Zhang twice competed for Asia at the IAAF World Cup and was a silver medallist in 1989. She represented