American shot putter (born 1980)
Christian Cantwell
Cantwell at the 2010 Bislett Games.
Born (1980-09-30 ) September 30, 1980 (age 43) Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight 154 kg (340 lb) Country United States Sport Athletics Event Shot put Personal best(s) SP : 22.54 m (2004)[1] DT : 59.32 m (2001)Updated on August 15, 2012
Christian Cantwell (born September 30, 1980) is a World Champion American shot putter . He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics [2] and placed 4th at the 2012 Summer Olympics .[3]
Cantwell was born in Jefferson City, Missouri . He graduated from Eldon High School in Eldon in 1999,[4] and the University of Missouri in 2003.[5] [6]
His best outdoor season was 2006, in which he had 8 of the 10 longest throws in the year.[7] At the Berlin World Championships in 2009, he took gold with a throw of 22.03 meters.[8] He won the gold medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships.[9] At the 2011 World Championships, he took bronze with a throw of 21.36.[10]
Cantwell is married to USA Olympic shot putter, Teri Steer . They have one child together, Jackson Daniel Cantwell, who was born in 2008. Jackson is a 5-star offensive tackle prospect in the class of 2026 and is ranked as the best high school shot putter in the country.[11] [12]
^ "Cantwell Keeps Climbing The Mountain With Personal Best In Oregon" . mutigers.com . June 5, 2004.
^ "Cantwell claims silver medal" . krcgtv.com . August 15, 2008.
^ "London 2012 - Men's Shot Put" . www.olympic.org . IOC. Retrieved January 4, 2015 .
^ Booher, Kary (January 2, 2018). "INDUCTEE SPOTLIGHT: CHRISTIAN CANTWELL, ELDON'S & MIZZOU'S OLYMPIAN" . mosportshalloffame.com .
^ Christian Cantwell Bio from the USATF
^ "HALL OF FAME - CHRISTIAN CANTWELL" . mutigers.com . Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
^ iaaf.org – Statistics
^ Landells, Steve. "12th In epic battle, Cantwell takes first World outdoor gold" . Archived from the original on August 18, 2009.
^ "13th IAAF World Indoor Championships - Men's Shot Put" . www.iaaf.org . IAAF. March 13, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2015 .
^ "Shot Put - 13th IAAF World Championships" . www.iaaf.org . IAAF. September 2, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2015 .
^ Pointdexter, Bill. "Cantwell throws big -- his baby's a load, too" . The Modesto Bee . Archived from the original on September 13, 2018.
^ Lamb, Jason (April 22, 2024). "Kansans face the best high school thrower in the country at the KU Relays" . ksn.com .
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA
1879–80: A.W. Adams
1881–86: Frank Lambrecht
1887: George Gray /Frank Lambrecht
1888Note 1 : Frank Lambrecht
1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Qualification Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track and road athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
Bubba Thornton (men's head coach)
Harvey Glance (men's assistant coach)
Ron Mann (men's assistant coach)
Boo Schexnayder (men's assistant coach)
Criss Somerlot (men's assistant coach)
Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach)
Jeanette Bolden (women's head coach)
Chandra Cheeseborough (women's assistant coach)
J.J. Clark (women's assistant coach)
Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick (women's assistant coach)
Connie Price-Smith (women's assistant coach)
Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach)
Brooks Johnson (relay coach)
Orin Richburg (relay coach)
Qualification Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track and road athletes Women's field athletes Coaches