Ray Rigby (11 June 1949 – 1 August 1998) was an Australian

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

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weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

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1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

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1949 births 1998 deaths Australian male weightlifters Australian male shot putters Olympic weightlifters for Australia Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games weightlifters for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing Australian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-weightlifting-bio-stub