Christian CANTWELL

Christian Cantwell - U.S.A. - 2009 World Shot Put Champion.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 15 August 2009

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Tuesday, 30 September 1980
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Jefferson City, U.S.A.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • U.S.A.
    • Event(s)
      Shot Put
    • Championship Performances
      Olympics: 2008 silver Shot Put, 2012 4th shot put.
      Worlds: 2005 4th shot put, 2009 Gold Shot Put, 2011 bronze shot put.
      World Indoors: 2004, 2008 & 2010 Gold shot put.
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Christian CANTWELL - U.S.A. - 2009 World Shot Put Champion.

Men's Shot Put Final.

2009 World Athletics Championships

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1. Christian CANTWELL   USA   22.03m
2. Tomasz MAJEWSKI   POL   21.91m
3. Ralf BARTELS   GER   21.37m
4. Reese HOFFA   USA   21.28m
5. Adam NELSON   USA   21.11m
6. Pavel LYZHYN   BLR   20.98m
7. Andrei MIKHNEVICH   BLR   20.74m
8. Miroslav VODOVNIK   SLO   20.50m

 

 

The pictures above show Christian during the final of the mens Shot Put at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Cantwell produced a fine peformance to win the silver medal - his first medal at a major championship

with an effort of 21.09m.  Photo George Herringshaw. ©  15th. August 2008.


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Men's Shot Put Final.

2008 Olympic Games.


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1. Tomasz MAJEWSKI   POL   21.51m
2. Christian CANTWELL   USA   21.09m
3. Andrei MIKHNEVICH   BLR   21.05m
4. Dylan ARMSTRONG   CAN   21.04m
5. Pavel LYZHYN   BLR   20.98m
6. Yuriy BILONOG   UKR   20.63m
7. Reese HOFFA   USA   20.53m
8. Pavel SOF'IN   RUS   20.42m

 

 

 

Christian is pictured above at the 2006 Grand Prix Final in Stuttgart.

He finished in second place in the Shot Put, his effort of 20.94m leaving him

11cm behind the winner, fellow American Reese Hoffa.

Photo 9th. September 2006. Photo George Herringshaw.  ©

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Men's Shot Put. 2006 Grand Prix Final
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1. Reese Hoffa   USA   21.05
2. Christian Cantwell   USA   20.94
3. Rutger Smith   NED   20.74
4. Daniel Taylor   USA   20.50
5. Scott Martin   AUS   20.38
6. Ralf Bartels   GER   20.19
7. Tomasz Majewski   POL   20.13
8. Manuel Martinez   ESP   19.79

 

 

Christian is pictured above during the mens Shot Put final at the 2005 World Championships

in Helsinki. He finished in fifth place with a put of 20.87m, just 12 cm behind the bronze

medal winner Ralf Bartels.     Photo G. Herringshaw.  6th. August 2005.

 

Men's Shot Put Final.

2005 World Athletics Championships

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1. Adam NELSON   USA   21.73
2. Rutger SMITH   NED   21.29
3. Ralf BARTELS   GER   20.99
4. Yuriy BILONOG   UKR   20.89
5. Christian CANTWELL   USA   20.87
6. Andrey MIKHNEVICH   BLR   20.74
7. Joachim OLSEN   DEN   20.73
8. Ville TIISANOJA   FIN   20.57

 

ANNUAL PROGRESS.

 

2016    19.72    Lawrence (Rock Chalk Park), KS    22 APR
2015    21.64    Eugene    28 JUN
2014    21.85    Kingston     03 MAY
2013    20.29    Kingston     04 MAY
2012    22.31    Champaign, IL    07 JUL
2011    22.07    Bruxelles    16 SEP
2010    22.41    Eugene   03 JUL
2009    22.16    Zagreb    31 AUG
2008    21.76    Modesto, CA    10 MAY
2007    21.96    Carson, CA    20 MAY
2006    22.45    Gateshead    11 JUN
2005    21.67    Sevilla    04 JUN
2004    22.54    Gresham, OR    05 JUN  (personal best)
2003    21.62    Salamanca    15 JUL
2002    21.45    Iowa City, IA    04 MAY
2001    19.71    Emporia, KS    12 MAY
2000    19.67    Columbia, MO    20 MAY 

 

ANNUAL PROGRESS INDOORS.

 

2015    20.83    Boston (Roxbury), MA    07 FEB
2013    20.13    Zürich (Hauptbahnhof)    28 AUG
2012    21.53    Albuquerque, NM    26 FEB
2011    21.21    Nordhausen    21 JAN
2010    21.95    New York (MSG), NY    29 JAN
2009    21.47    Bydgoszcz    10 FEB
2009    21.47    Nordhausen    23 JAN
2008    22.18    Warrensburg, MO    22 FEB
2007    21.88    New York (MSG), NY    02 FEB
2006    21.10    Boston (Roxbury), MA    25 FEB
2005    21.06    Columbia, MO    14 JAN
2004    21.95    Columbia, MO    20 FEB
2003    20.85    Lincoln, NE    08 FEB
2002    20.86    New York (Armory), NY    01 MAR (personal best)
2001    19.37    Columbia, MO    17 FEB
2000    18.72    Fayetteville, AR    10 MAR