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The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant

The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant #30 - 2 Time US Champion and Olympic Hammer Thrower - Rudy Winkler

The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant

Adrian Durant

Self-improvement, Sports, African, Health & Fitness, Motivation, Education, Field, Month, Black, History, Track, American, Inspiration, Success, Olympian

51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today we have with us on the show Rudy Winkler, a track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw and has competed in two consecutive Olympic Games i.e. 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. Rudy is the American record holder for the hammer throw and he was also the hammer national champion in 2016 and 2020, winning the 2016 and 2020 United States Olympic Trials.

In this interview with Olympian Rudy Winkler, he talks about his journey so for as a professional athlete. He shares how his time at Cornell University was like and playing for Cornell Big Red track team. Rudy also shares his experience of the recently happened, 2020 Tokyo Olympics and his plans for the future.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Home Stretch Podcast where we interview champions, Olympians, and just

0:16.7

amazing overall people.

0:18.6

We try to learn all of the secrets to their success and how to accomplish greatness and

0:23.6

how to overcome adversity.

0:25.9

So today we have Rudy Winkler.

0:28.1

How are you doing?

0:29.9

Good.

0:30.9

Thanks for having me on.

0:31.9

Hey, thanks for coming.

0:32.9

Now Rudy, I'm going to read your resume out for the folks who are not familiar with you.

0:38.7

Originally from Sanleg, New York, Rudy Winkler is the American record holder in the hammer

0:45.4

throw.

0:46.4

And achieve that with a throw of 82.71 meters, which is 271 feet 4 inches.

0:53.4

So big throw, big throw, the best of the US has ever produced.

0:57.9

He went to Cornell.

0:58.9

He was an Ivy League champion and record holder.

1:01.0

He was a Pan Am silver medalist back in the day.

1:04.0

NCAA champion, two times US Olympic trials champion.

1:08.0

So just amazing resume.

1:09.6

He has done great things.

1:11.4

Rudy, wow, that's quite a resume.

1:14.2

Yeah, thank you.

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