# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/carl-myerscough
# Generated: 2026-08-15T16:29:09.360Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/carl-myerscough"
name: "Carl Myerscough"
slug: "carl-myerscough"
description: "Carl Andrew Myerscough is an English former track and field athlete specialised in shot put and discus throw and a world record holder grip strength specialist. His height of 208 cm earned him the nickname 'The Blackpool Tower'."
tagline: "British shot putter and discus thrower"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Carl_Myerscough.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
birthDate: "1979-10-21"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           44.73
  momentum:             0.8934337997847147
  historical:           6.569765333333335
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Carl Myerscough"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Myerscough"
    title: "Carl Myerscough"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Myerscough"
    title: "Carl Myerscough"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Myerscough"
    title: "Carl Myerscough"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Myerscough"
    title: "Carl Myerscough"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%82%B3%E3%83%95"
    title: "カール・マイヤーズコフ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Myerscough"
    title: "Carl Myerscough"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2607030"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump