Christian Cantwell

Christian Cantwell
Medal record

Christian Cantwell
Men's athletics
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver 2008 Beijing Shot put
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Gold 2009 Berlin Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Gold 2004 Budapest Shot put
Gold 2008 Valencia Shot put
Gold 2010 Doha Shot put
World Athletics Final
Gold 2003 Monte Carlo Shot put
Continental Cup
Gold 2010 Split Shot put

Christian Cantwell (born September 30, 1980 in Jefferson City, Missouri) is a World Champion American shot putter. As of 2008 he is 6' 5" tall and weighs 300 [3] or 335 lbs [4].

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.[1]

He was born in Jefferson City, Missouri and attended Eldon High School in Eldon. In 2003, he attended the University of Missouri.[2]

He won a silver medal in 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, China on August 15, 2008 with his final throw of 21.09 metres behind the gold winner, 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.[3]

Personal

He married USA Olympian Shot putter Teri Steer. They have one child, Jackson Daniel Cantwell born in 2008.[4]

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