Gregg Tafralis
American shot putter
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| Intro | American shot putter | ||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||
| is | Athlete | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 9 April 1958, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U.S.A. | ||||
| Age | 66 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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Gregg Tafralis (Gregory Louis Tafralis; born April 9, 1958 in San Francisco, California) is a former track and field athlete from the United States, who set the best world year performance in the men's shot put event in 1992. He competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in ninth place.
His personal best throw was 21.98 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Los Gatos.
His son Adam, was a college football quarterback for San Jose State University who currently plays for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.