Article: Aths: Golden toes Anlezark is first Aussie Games shot putt champ

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Aths: Golden toes Anlezark is first Aussie Games shot putt champ

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By Sharon Mathieson

MANCHESTER, July 31 AAP - Justin Anlezark kept his eye on his golden toes to produce the biggest shot putt throw of his life and win a gold medal.

The 24-year-old shot putter from Toowoomba credits the novel idea of painting the toes of his shoe gold with making him Australia's first Commonwealth Games shot putt champion.

And on his way to gold he smashed the Commonwealth Games and Australian records with a throw of 20.91 metres to win convincingly from South African Janus Robberts (19.97m) and England's Carl Myerscough ...

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