Clay Cross (born 26 November 1977 in Sydney) is an Australian shot putter. He won the Australian championships in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2005.
Cross trained at the Randwick-Botany Little Athletics Club.[1] He attended Waverley College.[2] In 1994, he won the Australian championships in the under-18 category; in the same year, he won silver in the 1994 World School Sport Games; and he was awarded bronze in the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[2] He trained with Oliver-Sven Buder.[2]
His personal best is 19.42 metres, achieved in June 2004.[citation needed] This result makes him the all-time number one for New South Wales.
His brother Ryan Cross is a rugby league/rugby union player, and his father Paul played rugby league in the 1966 Grand Final.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Australia
| |||||
| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 17.69 m | |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | 19.16 m | |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 6th | 18.10 m | |
| 2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 7th | 18.71 m | |
| 2005 | Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 8th | 18.08 m | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 6th | 18.44 m | |
