Dave Maggard (born January 12, 1940) is an American former Olympian and university athletic director. Maggard, who grew up in

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and Turlock, California, graduated from

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. He is a former member of the U.S. National Track Team and secured a spot for the

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during the 1968 Olympic Trials. Maggard finished 5th in the shot-put at the 1968 Olympics. Maggard served as head track coach at Sunset High School in

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from 1964 to 1966, athletic director at the

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from 1972 to 1991, the

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from 1991 to 1993, and the

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from 2002 to 2009. He was Managing Director of Sports for the Atlanta Committee for the

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. His son Dave Maggard Jr. was an

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er for the California Golden Bears track and field team, finishing 6th at the 1986 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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* 1940 births Living people American male shot putters California Golden Bears athletic directors California Golden Bears men's track and field athletes Houston Cougars athletic directors Miami Hurricanes athletic directors Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Sportspeople from Turlock, California Sportspeople from Stanislaus County, California Track and field athletes from San Francisco Track and field people from California Sunset High School (Hayward, California) alumni 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-shotputt-athletics-bio-stub