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© 2002, Victor Sailer |
| school/year |
Dartmouth/1997 |
| birth date |
July 7 |
| height |
6' 0 |
| weight |
255 |
| hometown |
Atlanta, GA |
| major |
Government |
| sport |
Athletics-shot put |
| training town |
Athens, GA |
| coach |
Don Babbitt |
| personal best |
22.51m/73-10.25 |
| ranking |
#1 in US and World |
| outstanding achievement |
Silver Medalist 2000 Olympic Games |
| career goals |
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Considered "one of the biggest success stories in US track & field," Adam Nelson (Dartmouth '97) won every major shot put event in seven European countries in six weeks of the summer of 2000. By the time he reached the Olympic Trials, he was ranked first in the world, and he was ready to deliver.
And deliver he did. His was the longest throw by an American in four years, the fourth longest in U.S. history, and the ninth farthest ever in the world. "I never saw the shot land," he told Sports Illustrated. "I just felt it and I knew it was huge. It was like the perfect golf swing, where the ball is right on the sweet spot."
Now ranked #1 in the world, Nelson won a silver medal in the Sydney Olympics. He's now training for the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004.
Because of DHAC, his transportation needs are met, and he recieves opportunities to showcase his speaking talents and help other athletes. DHAC/ U.S. Athletic Trust mentors advise him on his career planning after his quest for Athens Gold.
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