Peter Shmock

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Shmock
Occupation	Shot Putter
Date Of Birth	Apr 29, 1950(1950-04-29)
Age	74
Birthplace	Detroit
Country	United States
Birth City	Detroit
Horoscope	Taurus

Peter Shmock Biography

Peter Shmock is one of the most popular and richest Shot Putter who was born on April 29, 1950 in Detroit, Detroit, United States. Located at Fifth Avenue and Bell Street in the Belltown section of Seattle’s Denny Regrade neighborhood, ZUM originally occupied a “1930s-era brick” building, “formerly the longtime home to . . . American Games.” ZUM rented the space from Clise Properties under an 18-year lease agreement, and Shmock worked with Rocky Rochon Design and BjarkoSerra Architects to build out $643,000 of tenant improvements.

Ranking sixth in the U.S., Shmock did not travel to Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics. He finished second in shot put in the NCAA that year, and he threw a lifetime best in the hammer throw of 166-11.

After college, Pete Shmock competed with the Southern California Striders (also known as the Tobias Striders) in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). He ranked among the top six shot putters in the AAU and the U.S. Nationals from 1974 to 1980.

The summer of ’76 was not all disappointment for Pete Shmock. He met Olympic hurdler Patrice Donnelly in 1975, and the pair’s July romance in Montreal was well-publicized at the time. They married in August 1976, though they later divorced.

From 1969 to 1972 Pete Shmock competed on the University of Oregon’s track and field team, the Ducks, coached by Olympic team coach Bill Bowerman. Shmock did exceptionally well at the university’s annual Twilight Meet, telling a reporter, “‘This is the first meet this year I’ve really got psyched for.'” In 1970 he broke 60 feet for the first time in his college career, and in 1971 he threw a personal best of 63-2 3/4. He threw 64-11 1/2 in 1972, setting a new personal best and qualifying him for the Olympic trials.

Peter Shmock Net Worth

Peter Shmock is one of the richest Shot Putter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Shmock 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Peter Shmock (Peter Carlton “Pete” Shmock; born April 29, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired American track and field athlete, primarily known for throwing the shot put, and former Seattle Mariners coach. Currently Shmock (pronounced “smock”) is a personal trainer at ZUM (pronounced “zoom”), a Seattle health club he founded in 2002.

Shmock went by “Pete” throughout his high school, college, and Olympic shot- put career. In 1968, while attending San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas, California, Shmock won first place in the California State Championships and threw 62-1 3/4 to finish fifth at the Golden West Invitational.

Shmock graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s in social science in 1973.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Peter Shmock Dating?

According to our records, Peter Shmock married to Patrice Donnelly. As of December 1, 2023, Peter Shmock’s is not dating anyone.

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Despite the boycott, Shmock was back at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field in Eugene for the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on June 27, 1980. Pete Shmock “surprisingly” beat Al Feuerbach and Brian Oldfield with a throw of 68-4, securing his spot on the 1980 team. Shmock was considered the top U.S. shot putter, though there was speculation that some “likely medal winners … skipped the trials” or stopped training as intensely once the boycott was made official.

Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Shot Putter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Peter Shmock celebrates birthday on April 29 of every year.

In 1983 Shmock joined the Seattle Mariners as a weight-training coach, and from 1994 until 1999 he was also a conditioning coach for the male and female dancers of Pacific Northwest Ballet.