“You need to have explosive power. So you need to have good agility to move your feet quick and be in the right place at the right time. So you have to be an overall athlete: you need to be in shape to be able to throw.”

American retired track and field athlete, shot put

Michelle Carter is an American retired track and field athlete who competed in shot put. She is best known for winning gold in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she became the first American woman to take Olympic gold in shot put. Carter also held the American record in shot put with a throw of 20.63 m, set at the 2016 Olympic Games. In 2020, she was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.