Rink Babka, discus medalist at 1960 Olympics, dies at 85

FILE - From left, American discus winners pose on the podium at the Olympic Games in Rome, Sept. 7, 1960. From left are bronze medalist Richard Cochran, gold medalist Alfred Oerter and silver medalist Richard Babka. Babka, a former world record holder who was part of a U.S. medals sweep in the discus at the 1960 Olympics, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. He was 85. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - Gold medal winner Al Oerter, center, shakes hands with fellow Americans, silver medalist Richard Babka, left, and bronze medalist Richard Cochran after the discus event at the Olympic Games in Rome, Sept. 7, 1960. Babka, a former world record holder who was part of a U.S. medals sweep in the discus at the 1960 Olympics, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. He was 85. (AP Photo/Pool, File)