Bradley Snyder (shot putter)

Bradley "Brad" Snyder (born January 8, 1976) is a Canadian retired shot putter, whose personal best throw is 20.87 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Atlanta.

Born in Windsor, Ontario, Snyder earned a full-ride scholarship at the University of South Carolina from 1995 to 1999 and was a dominant force in collegiate athletics. Snyder never lost a Southeastern Conference championship. He was the school's first athlete to win eight SEC titles and was an all-American in seven-of-eight seasons (indoor and outdoor). In 1998, he won all 19 meets and was the SEC track and field athlete of the year and was later inducted into the school's sports hall of fame. He competed in three Olympics and retired after the 2004 season.[1]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Canada
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 14th (q) Shot put 15.65 m
1995 Pan American Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 1st Shot put 16.74 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 31st (q) Shot put 17.98 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 20th (q) Shot put 18.94 m
Universiade Catania, Italy 15th Shot put 16.99 m
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 6th Shot put 19.62 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 4th Shot put 19.80 m
16th (q) Discus throw 57.34 m
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 3rd Shot put 18.74 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 13th (q) Shot put 19.77 m
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 11th Shot put 19.56 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa-Hull, Canada 1st Shot put 19.64 m
World Championships Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 8th Shot put 20.63 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 4th Shot put 19.63 m
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 3rd Shot put 20.10 m
World Championships Paris, France 10th Shot put 19.38 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 19th (q) Shot put 19.46 m

References
  1. "Snyder's career carved into shot put history". www.canada.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.


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