Al Schoterman

American hammer thrower

Al Schoterman
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1950-09-11) September 11, 1950 (age 73) Albany, New York, United States
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw

Al Schoterman (born September 11, 1950) is an American athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[1]

In 1983 Schoterman won the Weight Throw in a Masters meet in Ohio.^[2] In 1984 Schoterman set a "M30 Sub-Masters World Indoor Record" in the Weight Throw at 70'-6 1/2".^[3]

In 1984 Schoterman was coaching Olympian Jud Logan.^[4]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Al Schoterman Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
^ National Masters News Mar 1983, pages 1 and 26 of 32.[1] Retrieved Mar 30, 2023
^ National Masters News May 1985, page 25 of 40.[2] Retrieved Mar 30, 2023
^ Akron Beacon Journal Aug 6, 1984.[3] Retrieved Mar 30, 2023

1972 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification

1972 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's
track and road
athletes

Jon Anderson
Jack Bacheler
Larry Black
Doug Brown
Dick Bruggeman
Larry Burton
Wayne Collett
Willie Davenport
Tom Dooley
Jeff Galloway
Eddie Hart
Steve Hayden
Thomas Hill
Leonard Hilton
Goetz Klopfer
Mike Manley
Ralph Mann
Vincent Matthews
Rod Milburn
Kenny Moore
Steve Prefontaine
Rey Robinson
Jim Ryun
Steve Savage
Jim Seymour
Frank Shorter
Chuck Smith
John Smith
Ken Swenson
Robert Taylor
Gerald Tinker (r)
William Weigle
Bob Wheeler
Rick Wohlhuter
Dave Wottle
George Young
Larry Young

Men's
field athletes

Jeff Bannister
Jeff Bennett
Preston Carrington
John Craft
Chris Dunn
Al Feuerbach
George Frenn
Tom Gage
Bruce Jenner
Jan Johnson
Ron Jourdan
Fred Luke
Brian Oldfield
John Powell
Arnie Robinson
Bill Schmidt
Al Schoterman
Bob Seagren
Jay Silvester
Dave Smith
Steve Smith
Milt Sonsky
Dwight Stones
Tim Vollmer
Art Walker
Randy Williams
George Woods

Women's
track athletes

Women's
field athletes

Coaches

Bill Bowerman (men's head coach)
Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach)
Hoover Wright (men's assistant coach)
Stan Wright (men's assistant coach)
Nell Jackson (women's head coach)
Randall Lambert (women's assistant coach)
Ron Sorkness (women's assistant coach)

v t e US National Championship winners in men's hammer throw
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: William Curtis 1877: George Parmly 1878: William Curtis
1879–1888 – NAAAA	1879: James McDermott 1880: William Curtis 1881-2: Frank Lambrecht 1883: Wilson Coudon 1884-5: Frank Lambrecht 1886: Wilson Coudon 1887: Charles Queckberner 1888^{Note 1}: Frank Lambrecht
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: William Barry 1889–96: James Mitchel 1897-9: John Flanagan 1900: Rich. Sheridan 1901-2: John Flanagan 1903: James Mitchel 1904-5: Alfred Plaw 1906-7: John Flanagan 1908: Matt McGrath 1909: Lee Talbott 1910: Matt McGrath 1911: Con Walsh 1912: Matt McGrath 1913-7: Pat Ryan 1918: Matt McGrath 1919–21^OT: Pat Ryan 1922: Matt McGrath 1923-4: Fred Tootell 1925-6: Matt McGrath 1927: Jack Merchant 1928^OT: Edmund Black 1929: Jack Merchant 1930: Norwood Wright 1931: Ed Flanagan 1932^OT: Frank Conner 1933: Pat O'Callaghan 1934: Donald Favor 1935: Henry Dreyer 1936: William Rowe 1937-8: Irving Folwartshny 1939: Chester Cruikshank 1940: Stanley Johnson 1941: Irving Folwartshny 1942: Chester Cruikshank 1943-5: Henry Dreyer 1946: Irving Folwartshny 1947-8: Bob Bennett 1949–51: Samuel Felton 1952: Tom Bane 1953: Marty Engel 1954: Bob Backus 1955–61: Hal Connolly 1962-3: Albert Hall 1964-5: Hal Connolly 1966-8: Ed Burke 1969: Tom Gage 1970-1: George Frenn 1972: Al Schoterman 1973: Ted Bregar 1974: Steve DeAutremont 1975: Boris Djerassi 1976: Larry Hart 1977: Emmitt Berry 1978: Boris Djerassi 1979: Scott Neilson 1980: Giampaolo Urlando
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1981: Richard Olsen 1982-3: Dave McKenzie 1984-5: Jud Logan 1986: Bill Green 1987: Jud Logan 1988: Ken Flax 1989: Lance Deal 1990: Ken Flax 1991-2^OT: Jud Logan
1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993-6^OT: Lance Deal 1997: Kevin McMahon 1998–2000^OT: Lance Deal 2001: Kevin McMahon 2002: Lance Deal 2003-5: James Parker 2006-9: A. G. Kruger 2010: Jake Freeman 2011-2: Kibwé Johnson 2013: A. G. Kruger 2014-5: Kibwé Johnson 2016: Rudy Winkler 2017: Alex Young 2018: Rudy Winkler 2019: Conor McCullough 2021^{2020 OT}: Rudy Winkler
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 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.