Christian
Cantwell
Olympian 2008, 2012
0
GOLD
1
SILVER
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BRONZE
Athlete Bio#
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Height
6’5”
Age
44
Hometown
Eldon
Education
Missouri '03
Columbia, Mo.
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
- Olympic Games London 2012, 4th (Shot Put - Men)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, silver (Shot Put - Men)
Career Highlights
- Six-time NCAA Division I All-American
- 2000 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
- 2010 IAAF Diamond League champion
- Two-time indoor Visa Championship Series champion
- Four-time USA Indoor champion
- Three-time USA Outdoor champion
Fun Facts: In 2010 alone Cantwell competed in 20 meets where he threw the shot more than 70 feet and won the inaugural IAAF Diamond League Championship in his event ... He held a 14-meet winning streak heading into the 2004 Olympic Trials ... Cantwell was a hotel and restaurant management major at Missouri ... He married Terri Steer in 2005 and the couple had their first child on May 27, 2008, a son named Jackson Daniel
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USA Track & Field
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2015 – 12th (Shot Put - Men)
- Years of participation: Shot Put - Men 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015
- Medals: 4 (4 gold)
- Gold – 2010 (Shot Put - Men); 2009 (Shot Put - Men); 2008 (Shot Put - Men); 2004 (Shot Put - Men)
