- C. J. Hunter
Cottrell J. Hunter, III (born
December 14 ,1968 , inWashington, D.C. ) is a former Americanshot put ter and coach. He was the 1999 World Champion, but is perhaps best known for his involvement in the BALCO scandal and as the onetime spouse of sprinterMarion Jones . His personal best was 71' 9", thrown during a 2nd place finish in the 2000 U.S. Olympic trials.The 6'1", 330 lb Hunter was a three-time
All-America n atPenn State University , where he still holds the outdoor and indoor shot put record (65'5" and 64'4½", or 19.93 m and 19.62 m respectively). He earned hisBachelor of Arts inpolitical science there in 1991. Hunter first began throwing the shot after repeatedly failing to make thebasketball team atHyde Park, New York 's Franklin D. Roosevelt Senior High School.Hunter met Jones in 1998, while a coach with the University of North Carolina track team. He resigned his position there to conform with school rules that prohibited coach-athlete dating. They married on
October 3 ,1998 , only todivorce in 2002 following the publicity surrounding the BALCO scandal. Hunter currently resides inApex, North Carolina with his two children from a previous marriage, Ahny and Cory.ee also
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences External links
* [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2000/hunter.html C.J. Hunter biography] , USA Track & Field
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=302 C.J. Hunter photo, biography & stats at sporting-heroes.net]
* [http://www.blackathlete.com/Track&Field/index.shtml "It's been going on for a long, long time"] Black Athlete Sports Network, August 28, 2004
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