Tim Vollmer

{{Short description|American discus thrower}}

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| image =Tim Vollmer 1971.jpg

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| caption = Vollmer in 1971

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|9|13}}

| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.

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| height = 191 cm

| weight = 101 kg

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| sport = Athletics

| event = Discus throw, shot put

| pb =DT – 67.39 m (1971)
SP – 17.37 m (1969)[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=6977&Gender=M Tim Vollmer]. trackfield.brinkster.net

| club = Oregon State University
New York Athletic Club

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Timothy William Vollmer (born September 13, 1946) is a retired American athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw. In 1971 he won the AAU title and a silver medal at the Pan American Games. He placed in the top four at the AAU Championships in 1968–73 and finished eighth at the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/tim-vollmer-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105011/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/tim-vollmer-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Tim Vollmer |access-date=May 19, 2012}} Vollmer is a member of the Portland Interscholastic League Sports Hall of Fame.[http://pilhalloffame.org/cybermuseum/product_info.php?products_id=81 Tim Vollmer]. pilhalloffame.org

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