Reese is going to Beijing!!!

Hoffa, Cantwell, Nelson qualify in men's shot put
The Associated Press -
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Reese Hoffa, Christian Cantwell and Adam Nelson have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the men's shot put.

Hoffa, the reigning world outdoor champion, finished first Saturday at the trials to determine the roster for the Beijing Games.

Cantwell was second, and two-time Olympic silver medalist Adam Nelson was third.

Reese makes front of Olympic video game

Augusta Chronicle - Augusta, GA, USA - June 12, 2008
Lakeside High School alum Reese Hoffa will appear on the cover of SEGA's newest video game, Beijing 2008, according to a news ...

See YouTube videos of Reese throwing

Shot (put) heard round the world

Reese Hoffa aims for Olympic gold - The University of Georgia Magazine - June 2008

Reese won the silver medal at the Indoor World Championships in Valencia, Spain

IAAF report - March 7, 2008

Reese won the Gold at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan !!!

Photo1 Photo2 Photo3 Results August 25, 2007

Reese PR'd and won the London Grand Prix!!!

News from the Norwich Union London Grand Prix

CHRIS TOMLINSON won the long jump, Jason Gardener enjoyed his last-ever outdoor race on a British track and Tyson Gay was a predictable winner of the 100 metres. But performance of the night went to shot putter Reese Hoffa, who threw a gigantic 22.43m.

It was a shot put mark that has been beaten by only 10 athletes in history and was almost half a metre better than Hoffa’s previous best throw.

Reese finishes first at the 2007 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Indiannapolis

Hoffa takes Visa men's shot put
USA Track and Field - USA - June 23, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS - Dee Dee Trotter was an exultant winner in the AT&T women's 400 meters and Reese Hoffa won his first national outdoor title Saturday at the ...

Reese is ranked #1 in the world in Shot Put

February 2007 and August 2007

Read an entire story of Reese's life, his adoption and then finding his birth mother in this news article published June 26, 2005 in the Washington Post -- A Lost Child Finds Himself in Adulthood