Christian Cantwell

Christian Cantwell (born September 30, 1980 in Jefferson City, Missouri) is a World Champion American shot putter. He placed 4th at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.[1]

Christian Cantwell
Cantwell at the 2010 Bislett Games.
Personal information
Born (1980-09-30) September 30, 1980
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight154 kg (340 lb)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
Medal record
Summer Olympics
2008 BeijingShot put
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
2009 BerlinShot put
2011 DaeguShot put
World Indoor Championships
2004 BudapestShot put
2008 ValenciaShot put
2010 Doha Shot put
World Athletics Final
2003 Monte CarloShot put
2009 ThessalonikiShot put
2006 StuttgartShot put
2008 StuttgartShot put
Continental Cup
2010 SplitShot put
Updated on August 15, 2012.

Biography

Cantwell's personal best throw is 22.54 metres, or 73 ft 11½ in, set in Gresham, Oregon on June 5, 2004. His best outdoor season to date was 2006, in which he had 8 of the 10 longest throws in the year.[2] He was born in Jefferson City, Missouri and attended Eldon High School in Eldon. In 2003, he attended the University of Missouri.[3] He won a silver medal in 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, China on August 15, 2008 with his final throw of 21.09 metres, the gold winner was Tomasz Majewski of Poland. At the Berlin World Championships in 2009, their positions were reversed as Cantwell took gold with a throw of 22.03 metres.[4] He won the gold medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships.[5] At the 2011 World Championships, he took bronze with a throw of 21.36.[6]

Personal

He married USA Olympian Shot putter Teri Steer. They have one child, Jackson Daniel Cantwell born in 2008.[7]

References
  1. "London 2012 - Men's Shot Put". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  2. iaaf.org – Statistics
  3. Christian Cantwell Bio from the USATF
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 18, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "13th IAAF World Indoor Championships - Men's Shot Put". www.iaaf.org. IAAF. March 13, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  6. "Shot Put - 13th IAAF World Championships". www.iaaf.org. IAAF. September 2, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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