George Woods (February 11, 1943 – August 30, 2022) was an American athlete who mainly competed in the shot put.

After winning the US Olympic track and field team trails in 1968, he was overtaken by fellow American shot putter Randy Matson (Texas A&M Aggies) in the Mexico City games, settling for the silver medal behind Matson’s Olympic record performance.

Wladyslaw Komar, a virtual unknown from Poland, set an Olympic record at 21.18 m (69 ft 5¾ in) on his first throw.

Woods responded, steadily and methodically, reaching 21.17 m (69 ft 5½ inches) in the fourth round.

While Komar never approached his opening effort throughout the series, Woods couldn’t pick up the final centimeter on his remaining throws.