- Christian Cantwell
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Medal record 
Christian CantwellMen's athletics Competitor for the 
United StatesOlympic 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]
References
World Champions in Men's Shot Put 1983: Edward Sarul (POL) • 1987: Werner Günthör (SUI) • 1991: Werner Günthör (SUI) • 1993: Werner Günthör (SUI) • 1995: John Godina (USA) • 1997: John Godina (USA) • 1999: C. J. Hunter (USA) • 2001: John Godina (USA) • 2003: Andrei Mikhnevich (BLR) • 2005: Adam Nelson (USA) • 2007: Reese Hoffa (USA) • 2009: Christian Cantwell (USA) • 2011: David Storl (GER)
World Indoor Champions in Men's Shot Put 1985: Remigius Machura (TCH) • 1987 – 1989: Ulf Timmermann (GDR) • 1991: Werner Günthör (SUI) • 1993: Mike Stulce (USA) • 1995: Mika Halvari (FIN) • 1997: Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR) • 1999: Oleksandr Bagach (UKR) • 2001: John Godina (USA) • 2003: Manuel Martínez (ESP) • 2004: Christian Cantwell (USA) • 2006: Reese Hoffa (USA) • 2008: Christian Cantwell (USA) • 2010: Christian Cantwell (USA)
1977: Udo Beyer (GDR) • 1979: Udo Beyer (GDR) • 1981: Udo Beyer (GDR) • 1985: Ulf Timmermann (GDR) • 1989: Ulf Timmermann (GDR) • 1992: Mike Stulce (USA) • 1994: C. J. Hunter (USA) • 1998: John Godina (USA) • 2002: Adam Nelson (USA) • 2006: Ralf Bartels (GER) • 2010: Christian Cantwell (USA)
1960: Bill Nieder (USA) • 1961 – 1964: Dallas Long (USA) • 1965 – 1968: Randy Matson (USA) • 1969: Neal Steinhauer (USA) and Hans-Peter Gies (GDR) • 1970: Randy Matson (USA) • 1971: Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg (GDR) • 1972: Hartmut Briesenick (GDR) • 1973: Al Feuerbach (USA) • 1974: Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS) • 1975 – 1976: Brian Oldfield (USA) • 1977 – 1980: Udo Beyer (GDR) • 1981: Brian Oldfield (USA) • 1982: Dave Laut (USA) • 1983: Udo Beyer (GDR) • 1984: Brian Oldfield (USA) • 1985: Ulf Timmermann (GDR) • 1986: Udo Beyer (GDR) • 1987: Alessandro Andrei (ITA) • 1988 – 1989: Ulf Timmermann (GDR) • 1990: Randy Barnes (USA) • 1991: Werner Günthör (SUI) • 1992: Gregg Tafralis (USA) • 1993: Werner Günthör (SUI) • 1994: Jim Doehring (USA) • 1995: John Godina (USA) • 1996 – 1997: Randy Barnes (USA) • 1998 – 1999: John Godina (USA) • 2000: Adam Nelson (USA) • 2001: Janus Robberts (RSA) • 2002: Adam Nelson (USA) • 2003: Kevin Toth (USA) • 2004: Christian Cantwell (USA) • 2005: John Godina (USA) • 2006: Christian Cantwell (USA) • 2007: Reese Hoffa (USA) • 2008: Adam Nelson (USA) • 2009 – 2010: Christian Cantwell (USA)
Australian National Champions in Men's Shot Put 1930 – 1932: Alex McIntosh • 1934: William MacKenzie • 1936: Harry Wilson • 1937: William MacKenzie • 1947: Arch Howie • 1948 – 1949: Trevor Evans • 1950: Peter Mullins • 1951: Trevor Evans • 1952 – 1958: Peter Hanlin • 1959: John Penfold • 1960 – 1964: Warwick Selvey • 1965: Merv Kemp • 1966 – 1967: Warwick Selvey • 1968: Jay Silvester (USA) • 1969: Ray Rigby • 1970 – 1971: Peter Phillips • 1972 – 1973: Ray Rigby • 1974: Mike Barry • 1975: Merv Kemp • 1976: Alec Brown • 1977: Peter Taylor • 1978: Wayne Martin • 1979: Ray Rigby • 1980: Matt Barber • 1981: Phil Nettle • 1982: Matt Barber • 1983 – 1984: Ray Rigby • 1985 – 1986: Stuart Gyngell • 1987 – 1989: John Minns • 1990: Craig Watson • 1991: Werner Reiterer • 1992: Craig Watson • 1993 – 1995: John Minns • 1996: Pavol Pankuch (SVK) • 1997: Clay Cross • 1998: Justin Anlezark • 1999: Clay Cross • 2000 – 2004: Justin Anlezark • 2005: Clay Cross • 2006: Scott Martin • 2007: Christian Cantwell (USA) • 2008 – 2009: Justin Anlezark
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Jefferson City, Missouri
- American shot putters
- University of Missouri alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs
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