Hartnett Breaks Women's World Record in Weight for Height...
by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 1999
Shannon Hartnett (USA) broke the women's world record in the 28-pound weight for height with a throw of 18 feet 3 inches today in Pleasanton, California. Hartnett had already won the women's class at the U.S. Invitational Heavy Events Championships, and she was competing in the challenge weight for height event when she broke the world record.