Peter Shmock
| Peter Shmock | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Peter Carlton Shmock April 29, 1950 Detroit, Michigan |
| Residence | Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | USA |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Bachelor's in Social Science Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon |
| Occupation | Coach and Personal Trainer |
| Employer | ZUM Health Club |
| Known for | Olympic athlete, Seattle Mariners coach, founder of ZUM Health Club |
| Home town | Encinitas, California |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Title | Founder, ZUM Health Club |
| Spouse(s) | Patrice Donnelly (divorced) |
| Website | http://petershmock.com/ |
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.
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.
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.
Shmock graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor's in social science in 1973.
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.
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