Born June 11, 1951, Brooklyn, N.Y.

For a period of 13 years, Maren Seidler totally dominated American women shot putters. She won 23 national titles from 1967 to 1980 and was a member of four Olympic teams (1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980). She was also a member of three Pan American teams (1967, 1975, 1979) and placed second in 1979. In all, she competed on 20 international teams. Seidler, who attended Tufts University, broke the American shot put record 16 times, indoors and outdoors, and raised the outdoor record from 54-9 to 62-7.75. Seidler was the first American woman to throw the shot more than 60 feet. She was ranked first in the U.S. 11 times.