Adam Nelson

Height: 6-0
Weight: 255
Event: Shot Put
Personal Record: 22.51m/73-10.25 (2002)
Born: July 7, 1975, in Atlanta, Ga.
Current Residence: Charlottesville, Va.
High School: Lovett HS, Atlanta, Ga. '93
College: Dartmouth '97
Coach: Don Babbitt

Career Highlights: 2005 World Outdoor champion; 2000 & 2004 Olympic silver medalist; 2000 & 2004 Olympic Trials champion; 2003, 2001 World Outdoor silver medalist; 2001 World Indoor silver medalist; 4-time USA Outdoor champion (‘00, ’02, ’04, ‘06); 2-time USA Indoor champion (’01, ’02); 2001 Goodwill Games gold medalist; 1997 NCAA champ; 1994 World Junior gold medalist; 2005 USA Outdoor Champs runner-up

2007: 3rd at US Outdoor Championships (20.54m/67-4.75). 2nd at adidas Track Classic (21.47m/70-5.25)
2006: USA Outdoor Champion (22.04m/72-3.75). 4th at USA Indoor (20.30m/66-7.25). 1st at Dakar (21.28m/69-9.75). 2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (21.44m/70-4.25)...ranked #6 in world, #3 U.S. by T&FN.
2005: 1st at World Outdoor Champs (21.73m/71-3.5). 2nd at USA Outdoor Champs (21.52m70-7.25). 1st at World Athletics Final (21.92m/71-11). 1st at Reebok Grand Prix (21.58m/70-9.75). 4th at adidas Track Classic (20.55m/67-5.25). 3rd at USA Indoors (21:59m/70-10). 1st Reebok Boston Indoor Games (21.66m/71-0.75). ranked #1 in the world by T&FN.
2004: 1st at Olympic Trials shot put (21.64m/71-0). Olympic silver medalist (21.16m/69-5.25). 3rd at Verizon Millrose Games (19.81m/65-0). 2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (21.50m/70-6.5). 2nd at Adidas Oregon (21.68m/71-1.5). 2nd at Payton Jordan US Open (20.91m/68-7.25). 4th at Home Depot (20.72m/67-11.75). ranked #2 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN
2003: World Outdoor silver medalist (21.26m/69-9). 3rd at USA Indoors (20.63m). 4th at USA Outdoors (20.61m/67-7.50). 1st at Kuortane (21.29m/69-10.25). 2nd at Salamanca (21.10m/69-2.75). ranked #3 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN.
2002: USA Outdoor champ (22.22m/72-10.75MR). USA Indoor champ (21.57m/70-9.25 World Leader). 1st at World Cup (20.80m/68-3). 1st at adidas Oregon Track Classic (22.51m/73-10.25PR). 1st at Knoxville, TN (22.15m/72-8). 1st in Salamanca (21.61m/70-10.75). 1st at Mt. SAC (21.41m/70-3)… ranked #1 in the world & U.S. by T&FN.
2001: World Outdoors silver medalist (21.24m/69-8.25). 2nd at USA Outdoors (20.55m/67-5.25). World Indoor silver medalist (20.72m/67-11.75). USA Indoor champ (21.40m/70-2.5). Goodwill Games gold medalist (20.91m/68-7.25). 1st at adidas Golden Spike Invitational (20.96m/68-9.25). 1st in Calgary (21.39m/70-2.25). 1st in Rudlingen (21.53m/70-7.75). 1st in Thessaloniki (20.95m/68-8.75). 2nd at Peregrine Systems U.S. Open (20.81m/68-3.25). ranked #2 in world & U.S. by T&FN
2000: Olympic silver medalist (69-7). won Olympic Trials on final throw with PR 22.12m/72-7. won Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational (21.40m/70-2.5) and GMC Envoy Open (21.70m/71-2.25). won Bislett (21.43/70-3.75), Brussels (21.58/70-9.75) and Berlin (20.89m/68-6.5). ranked #1 in the world by T&FN.
1999: Did not compete at USA Outdoors.
1998: Won Heps Indoor (63-4). 2nd in NCAA Indoor (65-2). 3rd in USA Outdoors (66-9.25). 3rd in Goodwill Games (66-10.75). 3rd in Rudlingen (67-7.5). ranked #9 in world (#4 U.S.) by T&FN.
1997: Won NCAAs (64-4.5 PR)...won Heps Indoor (57-4.75). won IC4A Indoor (58-6). 2nd at IC4As (60-4); 4th in DT (171-1). 8th in USA Outdoors (62-8). ranked #9 U.S. by T&FN. best of 64-4.5.
1996: Won Heps (59-11); 2nd in Heps DT (169-7). won IC4As (59-5.5); 4th in DT (173-0). 9th at NCAAs (60-2). 16th in qualifying at Olympic Trials (58-10.25).
1995: 2nd in Heps Indoor (54-8.25). won Heps (56-11.25). won New Englands (59-1.25). won IC4As (59-3); 3rd in DT (164-11). 13th at NCAA (57-8.5).
1994: Won Heps Indoor (57-2). won Heps (55-10.5). won IC4A (58-1). won USA Juniors (55-9.75). gold at World Juniors (60-2 PR)
1993: Won Georgia HS state titles in SP and DT for second straight year. won National Scholastic (63-2.25 hs). 2nd in USA Juniors (53-11). gold at Pan-Am Juniors (54-4).