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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 (age 42)
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	154 kg (340 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put
Medal record Summer Olympics 2008 Beijing Shot put IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2009 Berlin Shot put 2011 Daegu Shot put World Indoor Championships 2004 Budapest Shot put 2008 Valencia Shot put 2010 Doha Shot put World Athletics Final 2003 Monte Carlo Shot put 2009 Thessaloniki Shot put 2006 Stuttgart Shot put 2008 Stuttgart Shot put Continental Cup 2010 Split Shot 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. He graduated in 1999. 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

External links

• Christian Cantwell at World Athletics
• Christian Cantwell at legacy.USATF.org
• Christian Cantwell at the International Olympic Committee
• Christian Cantwell at Olympics.com
• Christian Cantwell at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Christian Cantwell

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[es] Christian Cantwell

Christian Cantwell (Jefferson City, Misuri, 30 de septiembre de 1980) es un atleta estadounidense especializado en el lanzamiento de peso, ha conseguido ser campeón mundial en Berlín 2009, subcampeón olímpico en Pekín 2008 y tres veces campeón mundial en pista cubierta en los años 2004, 2008 y 2010.

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[fr] Christian Cantwell

Christian Cantwell (né le 30 septembre 1980 à Jefferson City) est un athlète américain spécialiste du lancer du poids.

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[it] Christian Cantwell

Christian Cantwell (Jefferson City, 30 settembre 1980) è un pesista statunitense, campione mondiale outdoor e tre volte indoor.

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[ru] Кантвелл, Кристиан

Кристиан Кантвелл (англ. Christian Cantwell; род. 30 сентября 1980 года; Джефферсон-Сити, Миссури, США) — американский легкоатлет, который специализируется в толкании ядра. Личный рекорд (22,54 м) установил 5 июня 2004 года в Грешаме, штат Орегон. Серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 2008 года в Пекине, чемпион мира 2009 года.

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