C. J. Hunter
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| Full name | Cottrell James Hunter, III | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 14, 1968 Washington, D.C. |
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Cottrell James "C. J." Hunter, III (born December 14, 1968) is an American former shot putter and coach. He was the 1999 World Champion, but is perhaps best known for his involvement in the BALCO scandal and as the onetime spouse of sprinter Marion Jones. His personal best was 71' 9", (21,87 m) thrown during a 2nd-place finish in the 2000 US Olympic Trials. A month later he was tested positive for the performance-enhancing steroid Nandrolone at the Bislett Games, which was revealed before he had been scheduled to compete in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.[1][2] He had previously competed at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, finishing seventh.[3]
The 6'1", 330 lb Hunter was a three-time All-American at Penn State University, where he still holds the outdoor and indoor shot put record (65'5" and 64'4½", or 19.93 m and 19.62 m respectively). He earned his Bachelor of Arts in political science there in 1991. Hunter first began throwing the shot after repeatedly failing to make the basketball team at Hyde Park, New York's Franklin D. Roosevelt Senior High School.
Hunter met Jones in 1998, while a coach with the University of North Carolina track team. He resigned his position there to conform with school rules that prohibited coach-athlete dating. They married on October 3, 1998, only to divorce in 2002 following the publicity surrounding the BALCO scandal. Hunter currently resides in Apex, North Carolina with his two children from a previous marriage, Ahny and Coryatt.
See also
References
- ↑ Phil Hersh, Chicago Tribune article
- ↑ Sydney Gazette
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External links
- C.J. Hunter biography at USA Track & Field
- C.J. Hunter photo, biography & stats at sporting-heroes.net
- "It's been going on for a long, long time", Black Athlete Sports Network, August 28, 2004
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- African-American track and field athletes
- American track and field coaches
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Doping cases in athletics
- NC State Wolfpack football coaches
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Pennsylvania State University alumni
- Sportspeople from Washington, D.C.
- American shot putters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
