COLUMBIA — A month after turning 21, Dick Cochran was participating in discus throwing in the Olympic Games in Rome. Now, the 69-year-old is still throwing discus, this time for the Missouri State Senior Games, which is part of the Show-Me State Games . He said although the Senior Games does not compare to winning a bronze medal in the Olympics, he stil enjoys participating yearly.
Former Olympian discus medalist part of the field at Missouri State Senior Games
Thursday, June 19, 2008 | 7:49 p.m. CDT;
updated 2:51 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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