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Clay Cross (born November 26, 1977 in Sydney) is an Australian shot putter. He won the Australian championships in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2005.
His personal best is 19.42 metres, achieved in June 2004. This result makes him the all-time number one for New South Wales.
His brother Ryan Cross is a notable rugby league/rugby union player, and his father Paul played rugby league in the 1966 Grand Final.
Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 3rd 1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 6th 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 6th External links
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:- 1977 births
- Living people
- Australian shot putters
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Australian athletics biography stubs
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