Big Matt Denny has capped the best week of his sporting life by bettering the discus world record - only to again have to play second fiddle to Lithuanian powerhouse Mykolas Alekna.
Three times in the space of seven days in the United States, Olympic bronze medallist Denny has smashed his personal best.
The pick of those efforts was the 74.78m the 28-year-old Queenslander managed at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational on Sunday (Monday AEST) in Ramona, a venue beloved by throwers due to the gusty conditions and favourable tailwinds.
That was better than the 74.35m which Alekna managed at the same event last year to break a world mark that had stood untouched since 1986.
The only problem for Denny was that Olympic silver medallist Alekna, 22, went even better on Sunday with monster heaves of 74.89m on his opening throw and 75.56m in the fourth round.
Even so, Denny has enjoyed a remarkable week in the US, more than justifying his decision to skip the Australian championships in Perth.
He finally crashed through the 70-metre barrier for the first time last weekend with 72.07m and improved that PB again with 74.25m three days ago, also in Oklahoma.
Denny has claimed gold at the past two Diamond League finals, bronze at the Paris Olympics and finished in the top six at the three most recent editions of the world championships.
He will be among Australia's leading gold-medal hopes at September's world titles in Tokyo.
