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| birth_place = ft=6|in=5}}154lb|abbr=on}}| country = {{USA}}| sport = Athletics| event = Shot put| coach = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|Summer Olympics}}{{MedalSilver|2008 Beijing|Shot put}}{{MedalCompetition|IAAF World Championships in Athletics}}{{MedalGold | 2009 Berlin|Shot put}}{{MedalBronze | 2011 Daegu|Shot put}}{{MedalCompetition|World Indoor Championships}}{{MedalGold |2004 Budapest|Shot put}}{{MedalGold |2008 Valencia|Shot put}}{{MedalGold | 2010 Doha |Shot put}}{{MedalCompetition|World Athletics Final}}{{MedalGold |2003 Monte Carlo|Shot put}}{{MedalGold |2009 Thessaloniki|Shot put}}{{MedalSilver |2006 Stuttgart|Shot put}}{{MedalSilver |2008 Stuttgart|Shot put}}{{MedalCompetition|Continental Cup}}{{MedalGold|2010 Split|Shot put}}| updated= August 15, 2012}}Christian Cantwell (born September 30, 1980 in Jefferson City, Missouri) is a World Champion American shot putter. He placed 4th at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.WEB,weblink London 2012 - Men's Shot Put, January 4, 2015, www.olympic.org, IOC,

Biography

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.iaaf.org – Statistics He was born in Jefferson City, Missouri and attended Eldon High School in Eldon. He graduated in 1999. In 2003, he attended the University of Missouri.Christian Cantwell Bio from the USATF He won a silver medal in 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, China on August 15, 2008 with his final throw of 21.09 metres, the gold winner was 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.WEB,weblink 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Berlin 2009 - in epic battle, Cantwell takes first World outdoor gold, 2009-08-15, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090818023942weblink">weblink 2009-08-18, He won the gold medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships.WEB,weblink 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships - Men's Shot Put, March 13, 2010, January 4, 2015, www.iaaf.org, IAAF, At the 2011 World Championships, he took bronze with a throw of 21.36.WEB,weblink Shot Put - 13th IAAF World Championships, September 2, 2011, January 4, 2015, www.iaaf.org, IAAF,

Personal

He married USA Olympian Shot putter Teri Steer. They have one child, Jackson Daniel Cantwell born in 2008. Jackson is a 5-star offensive tackle prospect in the class of 2026. WEB,weblink Cantwell throws big -- his baby's a load, too - Track and Field - Modbee.com, March 1, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100731153301weblink">weblink July 31, 2010, dead,

References

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External links

• {{World Athletics}}
• {{USATF|Christian-Cantwell}}
• {{Olympic Channel|christian-cantwell}}
• {{SR/Olympics|ca/christian-cantwell-1}}

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