Justin Anlezark

Justin ("Judo") Anlezark (born 14 August 1977 in Katherine, Northern Territory) is a male shot putter from Australia. His personal best throw is 20.96 metres, achieved in April 2003 in Brisbane.

Anlezark was the first Australian male to reach a World Championship Shot Put final in 2003, and his 4th-place finish remains the best ever performance by an Australian man in a throwing event at this level. He followed this up with a sixth-place finish at the 2004 Olympics, another best ever performance by an Australian in his event.

After the 2004 Olympics Anlezark had a few mediocre seasons, but after throwing 20.33 and 20.41 at the Loughborough International meet in 2008, selectors nominated Anlezark to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection in the team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He joined Scott Martin making this the first Olympics since Melbourne in 1956 that Australia was represented by two male shotputters. Neither of them reached the final round.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 12th Shot put 15.67 m
23rd (q) Discus 45.18 m
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 2nd Shot put 18.21 m
13th (q) Discus 48.70 m
1998 World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 7th Shot put 18.26 m[1]
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7th Shot put 18.44 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 27th (q) Shot put 18.70 m
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 7th Shot put 19.42 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 1st Shot put 20.91 m
World Cup Madrid, Spain 2nd Shot put 20.77 m[1]
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th Shot put 20.65 m
World Championships Paris, France 4th Shot put 20.61 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th Shot put 19.96 m
2004 Olympic Games Olympia, Greece 6th Shot put 20.31 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 16th (q) Shot put 19.91 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 13th (q) Shot put 19.94 m

In 1996 he won the national title in the men's discus throw.

Notes
  1. Representing Oceania



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