11.   In other football news, freshman offensive lineman Lucais MacKay has decided to quit playing and concentrate on track, where he is a discus thrower.

12.   It was brought to the fore this week by Al Oerter, the five-time U.S. Olympian discus thrower.

13.   Lewis joined former Kansas discus thrower Al Oerter as the only Olympian to win four gold medals in one event.

14.   Studying in the Princeton library a few weeks before leaving for Athens and the first modern Olympic Games, Garrett came across an illustration of ancient Greek discus throwers.

15.   U.S. discus thrower Adam Setliff calls California home but graduated from L.D. Bell High School in Hurst.

16.   Other doping cases include renowned discus thrower Vladimira Malatova and cyclist Vlastimil Cichy.

17.   Paired with Matthew Pinsent, Redgrave hopes to join U.S. discus thrower Al Oerter, Danish yachtsman Paul Elvstrom and Hungarian fencer Aladar Gerevich in achieving the feat.

18.   A former discus thrower and shot putter, De Bruin served a four-year ban after testing positive for testosterone.

19.   A former Dutch discus thrower and shot putter, he just completed a four-year drug ban.

20.   American discus thrower Al Oerter is the other.