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Medalists at the 2004 World Indoors


Reese Hoffa

Shot Put

In Olympic throwing events -- men's and women's shot put, discus, hammer and javelin -- the competition begins with a qualifying round in which the entire field is divided into two or more groups. In this round competitors take turns attempting to reach a pre-set distance that automatically advances them to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes meet the distance required from direct qualification, the 12 competitors with the best throws, plus any athletes tying for 12th, advance to the final.

In the final round competitors take turns until each has attempted three throws. At this point the top eight-ranked competitors (plus ties) receive three more throws. The best throw of the six is counted and the athlete with the longest throw is declared the winner. In case of a tie the second-best throw is consulted.

The shot is made of solid iron, brass or any metal not softer than brass. It can also be constructed of a metal shell filled with lead. It must have a smooth outer surface with a diameter between 4.3 and 5.1 inches for men's competition, or 3.7 and 4.3 inches for women. The shot must weigh at least 16 pounds for men and 8.8 pounds for women.

Reese's recent results in shotput:

Date Competition Country Cat. Place Result
Feb. 29, 2004 US Indoor Track & Field Championships (Boston, Mass.) USA   2 20.97
Mar. 7, 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships (Budapest)     2 21.07
May 22, 2004 (Carson, CA) USA     21.67
Jul. 10, 2004 US Olympic Team Trials (Sacramento, CA) USA   2 21.14
Aug. 18, 2004 Olympic Games (Olympia, Greece) GRE   10q 19.40
Sept. 19, 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final (Monaco)     4 20.51
Feb. 4, 2005 New York Millrose Games USA B 1 21.62
Feb. 26, 2005 US Indoor Track & Field Championships (Boston, Mass.) USA   2 21.74
May 13, 2005 Doha Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix QAT A 1 21.29
June 26, 2005 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (Carson, CA) USA   5 20.90
July 16, 2005 Madrid Meeting 2005 ESP A 2 20.98
July 22, 2005 Crystal Palace Norwich Union London Grand Prix GBR A 2 21.11
Sep. 4, 2005 Berlin ISTAF GER GL 2 21.06
Sep. 10, 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final (Monaco) MON GW 3 20.87
Jan. 28, 2006 Boston Reebok Indoor Games USA C 1 21.07
Feb. 3, 2006 New York Millrose Games USA B 1 21.65
Feb. 25, 2006 US Indoor Track & Field Championships (Boston, Mass.) USA   1 21.61
Mar. 10, 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships (Moscow) RUS GW 1 22.11
Apr. 29, 2006 Meeting of Dakar (Africa)     2 20.81
May 28, 2006 Prefontaine Classic (Eugene, Oregon) USA   4 20.98
Jun. 3, 2006 New York Reebok Grand Prix USA   3 21.05
Jun. 10, 2006 Meeting Lille Metropole (France) FRA   1 21.70
Jun. 11, 2006 Gateshead Norwich Union British Grand Prix (England) GBR A 2 21.76
Jun. 23, 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (indiannapolis, IN) USA   2 21.96
July 6, 2006 Aarhus Games (Denmark) DEN   3 21.04
July 17, 2006 Madrid Meeting de Atletismo (Spain) ESP A 2 21.45
July 26, 2006 Helsinki GE Money (Finland) FIN A 1 21.59
Aug. 8, 2006 Road to Eugene '08 (Oregon) USA   1 21.61
Aug. 19, 2006 Norwich Union International Meet GBR   2 20.61
Aug. 26, 2006 Paris 2006 DecaNation FRA   1 21.29
Sept. 3, 2006 Berlin ISTAF GER GL 1 21.14
Sept. 9, 2006 Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Finals GER GW 1 21.05
Sept. 16, 2006 Athens IAAF World Cup (Greece) GRE GL 2 20.60
Jan. 19, 2007 Energie-Kugelstoß-Indoor shot put GER   1 21.31
Jan. 27, 2007 Boston Reebok Indoor Games USA C 3 21.29
Feb. 2, 2007 New York Millrose Games USA B 2 21.75
Feb. 10, 2007 Reunión Internacional Ciudad de Valencia ESP   1 21.32
Feb. 17, 2007 Norwich Union Grand Prix GBR   1 21.12
Feb. 24, 2007 AT&T USA Indoor Championships (Boston) USA   2 21.21
Apr. 28, 2007 Meeting of Dakar (Africa)     1 21.30
May 11, 2007 Qatar IAAF World Super Tour QAT A 1 21.37
May 20, 2007 Adidas Track Classic USA   3 21.36
Jun. 10, 2007 Prefontaine Classic USA   2 21.65
Jun. 23, 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships USA   1 21.47
Jun. 27, 2007 Golden Spike 2007 (Ostrava, Czech Republic)     1 21.77
Jun. 30, 2007 56th Cork City Sports Meet (Ireland)     1 21.47
Jul. 21, 2007 Madrid Grand Prix ESP   2 20.81
Aug. 3, 2007 London Grand Prix GBR   1 22.43
Aug. 25, 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final (Osaka, Japan)   GW 1 22.04
Sept. 22, 2007 Stuttgart, Germany GER   1 20.98
Jan. 21, 2008 Run for the Dream Invitational (Fresno, CA) USA   1 21.06
Jan. 26, 2008 Boston Reebok Indoor Games USA   2 20.70
Feb. 1, 2008 New York Millrose Games USA B 3 21.13
Feb. 15, 2008 Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Arkansas) USA   2 21.14
Feb. 25, 2008 USA Indoor Championships (Boston) USA   2 21.40
March 7, 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships (Valencia, Spain) ESP   2 21.20
April 27, 2008 Drake Relays (Des Moines, Iowa) USA   3 20.32
May 9, 2008 Qatar IAAF World Super Tour QAT A 1 21.48
May 31, 2008 Reebok Grand Prix (Randalls Island, NY) USA   1 21.29
June 8, 2008 Prefontaine Classic (Eugene, Oregon) USA   2 21.73
June 28, 2008 USA Olympic Trials (Eugene, Oregon) USA   1 22.10
Reese Hoffa, Christian Cantwell and Joachim Olsen (from Denmark) Medalists at the 2004 World Indoors

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