John Brenner (born January 4, 1961) is a retired shot putter from the United States. He was the 1986 and 1987 United States champion in the shot put. Brenner competed collegiately for UCLA. He won the 1984 NCAA Championship in both the shot put and the discus throw. That year he set the collegiate championship record in the shot put at that lasted 11 years until it was surpassed by John Godina, also from UCLA, which is the current record. With a personal best of from the 1987 Mt. SAC Relays, as of June 2013, Brenner ranks as the ninth-best shot putter of all time. References Profile 1984 Year Ranking 1961 births Living people American male discus throwers American male shot putters Place of birth missing (living people) UCLA Bruins men's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships medalists Track and field athletes from California Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games 20th-century American people