Ron Backes

Ron Backes
Personal information
Born	February 18, 1963 (age 63); St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record
Representing United States
World Indoor Championships
Summer Universiade

Ronald Lee "Ron" Backes (born February 18, 1963) is an American retired shot putter.

His personal best throw was 21.02 metres, achieved in May 1988 in San Jose.

Competing for the Minnesota Golden Gophers track and field team, Backes won the 1986 shot put at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 21.01 meters.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position
Representing the United States
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	6th
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	8th
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	10th

References

↑ World men's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)
↑ "Ron Backes - M Club Hall of Fame". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

External links

Ron Backes at World Athletics
Ron Backes at Tilastopaja (registration required)
Ron Backes at Athletics Podium
Ron Backes at Olympedia
Ron Backes at InterSportStats

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[1] World men's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)

[2] "Ron Backes - M Club Hall of Fame". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's shot put (8 lb, 12 lb, 16 lb, 24 lb)
8-lb shot put	1906: Martin Sheridan 1907: Wesley Coe 1908: Martin Sheridan
12-lb shot put	1910: Russell Lawrence 1911: Russell Beatty
16-lb shot put	1916: Pat McDonald 1917: Pat McDonald 1918: Douglas Sinclair 1919: Pat McDonald 1920: Pat McDonald 1921: Pat McDonald 1922: Ralph Hills 1923: Gus Pope 1924: Ralph Hills 1925: Douglas Sinclair 1926: Herb Schwarze 1927: Herb Schwarze 1928: Herb Schwarze 1929: Herb Schwarze 1930: Bruce Bennett 1931: Leo Sexton 1932: Bruce Bennett 1933: Leo Sexton 1934: Thomas Gilbane 1935: Jack Torrance 1936: Dimitri Zaitz 1937: Dimitri Zaitz 1938: Frank Ryan 1939: Frank Ryan 1940: Al Blozis 1941: Al Blozis 1942: Al Blozis 1943: Bernie Mayer 1944: John Yonakor 1945: Wilfred Bangert 1946: Bernie Mayer 1947: Irving Kintisch 1948: Norman Wasser 1949: Wilbur Thompson 1950: Jim Fuchs 1951: Jim Fuchs 1952: Jim Fuchs 1953: Parry O'Brien 1954: Parry O'Brien 1955: Parry O'Brien 1956: Parry O'Brien 1957: Parry O'Brien 1958: Parry O'Brien 1959: Parry O'Brien 1960: Parry O'Brien 1961: Parry O'Brien 1962: Gary Gubner 1963: Gary Gubner 1964: Gary Gubner 1965: John McGrath 1966: John McGrath 1967: George Woods 1968: George Woods 1969: George Woods 1970: Brian Oldfield 1971: Al Feuerbach 1972: Fred DeBernardi 1973: George Woods 1974: Terry Albritton 1975: Al Feuerbach 1976: Terry Albritton 1977: Mac Wilkins 1978: Al Feuerbach 1979: Colin Anderson 1980: Jesse Stuart 1981: Brian Oldfield 1982: Jeff Braun 1983: Kevin Akins 1984: Augie Wolf 1985: Scott Lofquist 1986: Gregg Tafralis 1987: Ulf Timmermann (GDR), Ron Backes (3rd) 1988: Ron Backes 1989: Randy Barnes 1990: Randy Barnes 1991: Ron Backes 1992: Ron Backes 1993: Jim Doehring 1994: Kevin Toth 1995: C. J. Hunter 1996: John Godina 1997: John Godina 1998: John Godina 1999: Andy Bloom 2000: Andy Bloom 2001: Adam Nelson 2002: Adam Nelson 2003: Kevin Toth 2004: Christian Cantwell 2005: John Godina 2006: Reese Hoffa 2007: Christian Cantwell 2008: Christian Cantwell 2009: Dan Taylor 2010: Christian Cantwell 2011: Ryan Whiting 2012: Reese Hoffa 2013: Ryan Whiting 2014: Ryan Whiting 2015: Christian Cantwell 2016: Kurt Roberts 2017: ~~Darien Moore~~ Jon Jones 2018: Ryan Whiting 2019: Ryan Crouser 2020: Ryan Crouser 2022: Ryan Crouser 2023: Joe Kovacs 2024: Ryan Crouser
24-lb shot put	1906: Martin Sheridan 1907: Wesley Coe 1908: Wesley Coe 1909: Pat McDonald 1910: Pat McDonald 1913: Pat McDonald 1914: Pat McDonald 1915: Pat McDonald
Notes	* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's shot put
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876–78: Henry Buermeyer
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879–80: A.W. Adams 1881–86: Frank Lambrecht 1887: George Gray/Frank Lambrecht 1888^{Note 1}: Frank Lambrecht
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888–94^{Note 1}: George Gray 1895: William Hickok 1896: George Gray 1897: Charles Hennemann 1898–99: Richard Sheldon 1900: Denis Horgan 1901: Fred Beck 1902: George Gray 1903: Leon Feuerbach 1904: Martin Sheridan 1905–06: Wesley Coe 1907–10: Ralph Rose 1911–12: Pat McDonald 1913: Lawrence Whitney 1914: Pat McDonald 1915–17: Arlie Mucks 1918: Alma Richards 1919–20^OT: Pat McDonald 1921: Bud Houser 1922: Pat McDonald 1923: Orville Wanzer 1924: Ralph Hills 1925: Bud Houser 1926: Herbert Schwarze 1927: John Kuck 1928^OT–31: Herman Brix 1932^OT: Leo Sexton 1933–35: Jack Torrance 1936: Dimitri Zaitz 1937: James Reynolds 1938: Frank Ryan 1939: Lilburn Williams 1940–42: Al Blozis 1943–44: Earl Audet 1945–46: Bill Bangert 1947–48: Jim Delaney 1949–50: Jim Fuchs 1951–55: Parry O'Brien 1956: Ken Bantum 1957: Bill Nieder 1958–60: Parry O'Brien 1961: Dallas Long 1962: Gary Gubner 1963: Dave Davis 1964: Randy Matson 1965: John McGrath 1966–68: Randy Matson 1969: Neal Steinhauer 1970: Randy Matson 1971: Karl Salb 1972: Randy Matson 1973–75: Al Feuerbach 1976–77: Terry Albritton 1978: Al Feuerbach 1979: Dave Laut
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Brian Oldfield 1981: Dave Laut 1982: Kevin Akins 1983: Dave Laut 1984: Augie Wolf 1985: Dave Laut 1986–87: John Brenner 1988: Ed Wade 1989: Randy Barnes 1990: Jim Doehring 1991: Ron Backes 1992^OT: Mike Stulce
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Randy Barnes 1994: C. J. Hunter 1995: Brent Noon 1996^OT–97: Randy Barnes 1998–99: John Godina 2000^OT: Adam Nelson 2001: John Godina 2002: Adam Nelson 2003: John Godina 2004^OT: Adam Nelson 2005: Christian Cantwell 2006: Adam Nelson 2007–08^OT: Reese Hoffa 2009–10: Christian Cantwell 2011: Adam Nelson 2012^OT: Reese Hoffa 2013: Ryan Whiting 2014–15: Joe Kovacs 2016^OT-17: Ryan Crouser 2018: Darrell Hill 2019: Ryan Crouser 2021^{2020 OT}: Ryan Crouser 2022-24: Ryan Crouser 2025: Josh Awotunde
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

v t e 1992 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	1992 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Michael Bates Arthur Blake Leroy Burrell Mark Croghan Tony Dees Brian Diemer Danny Everett Mark Everett Marco Evoniuk Ed Eyestone Johnny Gray Darnell Hall (r) Terrance Herrington Steve Holman Allen James Chip Jenkins James Jett (r) Michael Johnson Bob Kempainen Bob Kennedy Carl Lewis (r) Steve Lewis Daniel Lopez Michael Marsh Dennis Mitchell McClinton Neal Herm Nelson José Parrilla David Patrick Jack Pierce Steve Plasencia Aaron Ramirez Reuben Reina Carl Schueler Steve Spence Jim Spivey John Trautmann Andrew Valmon (r) Quincy Watts Todd Williams Mark Witherspoon Kevin Young
Men's field athletes	Charles Austin Ron Backes Mike Barnett Brian Blutreich Tim Bright Mike Buncic Mike Conley Hollis Conway Brian Crouser Lance Deal Jim Doehring Ken Flax Joe Greene Dave Johnson Carl Lewis Jud Logan Aric Long Rob Muzzio Darrin Plab Mike Powell Tom Pukstys Charles Simpkins Mike Stulce Kory Tarpenning John Tillman Dave Volz Anthony Washington
Women's track and road athletes	Evelyn Ashford Tonja Buford Joetta Clark Gwynneth Coogan Gail Devers Sandra Farmer-Patrick Michelle Finn Carlette Guidry Suzy Hamilton Victoria Herazo Denean Hill (r) Regina Jacobs Julie Jenkins Lynn Jennings Esther Jones (r) Natasha Kaiser Janis Klecker Francie Larrieu-Smith Debbi Lawrence LaVonna Martin Jearl Miles Cathy O'Brien Annette Peters PattiSue Plumer Meredith Rainey Michelle Rohl Shelly Steely Rochelle Stevens Judi St. Hilaire Lynda Tolbert Gwen Torrence Janeene Vickers Dannette Young (r)
Women's field athletes	Paula Berry Kym Carter Sharon Couch Bonnie Dasse Pam Dukes Sheila Echols Carla Garrett Cindy Greiner Tanya Hughes Jackie Joyner-Kersee Donna Mayhew Penny Neer Ramona Pagel Connie Price-Smith Sue Rembao Amber Welty
Coaches	Mel Rosen (men's head coach) Harry Groves (men's assistant coach) Erv Hunt (men's assistant coach) Ed Jacoby (men's assistant coach) Bill Moultrie (men's assistant coach) Fred Samara (men's assistant coach) Barbara Jacket (women's head coach) Dorothy Doolittle (women's assistant coach) Lance Harter (women's assistant coach) Bert Lyle (women's assistant coach)