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);

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