Jay Silvester

{{short description|American discus thrower}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = {{PAGENAMEBASE}}

| image = Jay Silvester.jpg

| caption = Silvester in 1970

| full_name = L. Jay Silvester

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|August 27, 1937}}

| birth_place = Tremonton, Utah, U.S.

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| height = {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| weight = {{convert|114|kg|lb|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| sport = Discus throw

| club = Santa Clara Valley Youth Village

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1972 Munich | Discus throw }}

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L. Jay Silvester (born August 27, 1937) and participated in college athletics at Utah State University from 1956 to 1959{{cite web |title=L. Jay Silvester (1993) - Hall of Fame - Utah State University Athletics |url=https://utahstateaggies.com/honors/hall-of-fame/l-jay-silvester/120 |website=Utah State Aggies |access-date=25 March 2021}} is an American retired athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw. In this event he finished in fourth, fifth, second and eighth place at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, respectively, and won a bronze medal at the 1975 Pan American Games.

During his career, Silvester won five AAU discus titles and set four world records, two in 1961 (60.56 m and 60.72 m) and two in 1968 (66.54 m and 68.40 m). His personal bests were 70.38 m in the discus (1971, unofficial world record) and 20.01 m in the shot put.

After retirement, he worked as professor of physical education at Brigham Young University.

Silvester held the M35 Masters American Records for the Shot Put and Discus Throw, and is the current holder of the

M70 Masters American Records for the Discus Throw. Silvester won gold medals for the M45 Discus Throw at the 1983

and 1984 Masters National Outdoor Championships.masters history Jan 28, 2023.[https://mastershistory.org/olympians/] Retrieved Jan 28, 2023