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Reese Hoffa
	Hoffa in 2014
Personal information
Birth name	Maurice Antawn Chism
Full name	Michael Reese Hoffa
Nationality	American
Born	October 8, 1977 (age 47); Evans, Georgia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	147 kg (324 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot Put
Club	New York Athletic Club
Coached by	Don Babbitt
Achievements and titles
Personal best	22.43 m (73' 7")
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Indoor Championships
Pan American Games
	Updated on August 6, 2012

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Michael Reese Hoffa (born Maurice Antawn Chism;^[1] October 8, 1977 in Evans, Georgia) is an American shot putter. Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships and in the 2007 World Outdoor Championships. He also won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. His personal bests stand at 22.11 m (72' 6.25") indoor and 22.43 m (73' 7") outdoor.^[2] In 2012, he threw over 21 meters in competition for the 100th time, putting him in rarefied air in the throwing community. Hoffa was adopted at the age of four.^[3]

References

^ "A Lost Child Finds Himself in Adulthood". Washington Post. June 26, 2005. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^ "ATHLETE PROFILE - REESE HOFFA". IAAF.org. IAAF. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
^ "Olympic Athlete Reese Hoffa Shares His Adoption Story". adoption.about.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2009.

External links

Reese Hoffa at World Athletics
Reese Hoffa at legacy.USATF.org (archived)

[1] "A Lost Child Finds Himself in Adulthood". Washington Post. June 26, 2005. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

[2] "ATHLETE PROFILE - REESE HOFFA". IAAF.org. IAAF. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

[3] "Olympic Athlete Reese Hoffa Shares His Adoption Story". adoption.about.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2009.

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-'''Michael Reese Hoffa''' (born ''Maurice Antawn Chism'';<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/25/AR2005062501011.html |title=A Lost Child Finds Himself in Adulthood|publisher=[[Washington Post]]|date=2005-06-26|accessdate=2014-02-10}}</ref> October 8, 1977 in [[Evans, Georgia|Evans]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[shot putter]].  Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships and in the 2007 World Outdoor Championships.  He also won the bronze medal at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London.  His personal bests stand at 22.11 m (72' 6.25") indoor and 22.43 m (73' 7") outdoor.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/reese-hoffa-136999|title = ATHLETE PROFILE - REESE HOFFA|date = |accessdate = 4 October 2014|website = www.iaaf.org|publisher = IAAF|last = |first = }}</ref>  In 2012, he threw over 21 meters in competition for the 100th time, putting him in rarefied air in the throwing community.
+'''Michael Reese Hoffa''' (born ''Maurice Antawn Chism'';<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/25/AR2005062501011.html |title=A Lost Child Finds Himself in Adulthood |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=June 26, 2005 |access-date=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208023356/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/25/AR2005062501011.html |archive-date=2013-12-08 |url-status=live}}</ref> October 8, 1977 in [[Evans, Georgia]]) is an American [[shot putter]].  Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships and in the 2007 World Outdoor Championships.  He also won the bronze medal at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London.  His personal bests stand at 22.11 m (72' 6.25") indoor and 22.43 m (73' 7") outdoor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/reese-hoffa-136999 |title=ATHLETE PROFILE - REESE HOFFA |access-date=October 4, 2014 |website=IAAF.org |publisher=[[IAAF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002005557/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/reese-hoffa-136999 |archive-date=October 2, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>  In 2012, he threw over 21 meters in competition for the 100th time, putting him in rarefied air in the throwing community. Hoffa was adopted at the age of four.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://adoption.about.com/od/adoptionissues/a/reesehoffa.htm |title=Olympic Athlete Reese Hoffa Shares His Adoption Story |website=adoption.about.com |access-date=2009-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601091032/http://adoption.about.com/od/adoptionissues/a/reesehoffa.htm |archive-date=2016-06-01 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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-==Personal life==
-Hoffa was adopted at the age of four.<ref>[http://adoption.about.com/od/adoptionissues/a/reesehoffa.htm Olympic Athlete Reese Hoffa Shares His Adoption Story]</ref>
-He is married to Renata Hoffa, a math teacher at [[Oconee County High School]] in [[Watkinsville, Georgia]].  His current residence is [[Athens, Georgia]].
-Reese is also known as a decent [[speedcubing|speedcuber]] able to solve a [[Rubik's Cube]] in 30 seconds.
-==High school years==
-Hoffa attended [[Lakeside High School (Evans, Georgia)|Lakeside High School]] in [[Evans, Georgia]], and was a letterman in football, wrestling, baseball, and track & field. His Lakeside High School coach was David Machovec.Even though he has success today in the sort, back then no one thought he would succeed until junior year in high school. He barely qualified for state but ended up winning it with a throw just over 58 feet. He was then given the name "the unknown shot putter".
-==Training==
-Hoffa's coach is Don Babbitt, agent Paul Doyle and club NYAC/Nike.  His [[core (anatomy)|core]] workouts leading towards the [[2012 Olympics]] in [[London]] were designed by Corey Davis of Core Blend Training.
 ==Career highlights==
 [[File:Reese Hoffa 2010-06-04 Bislett Games - cropped.jpg|thumb|Hoffa in action at the 2010 [[Bislett Games]]]]
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 *4th at World Championships in Moscow
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-*Reese is active in social media, maintaining an active [[Twitter]] account, @hoffathrows, as well as numerous [[YouTube]] videos.
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v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's shot put (8 lb, 12 lb, 16 lb, 24 lb)
8-lb shot put	1906: Martin Sheridan 1907: Wesley Coe 1908: Martin Sheridan
12-lb shot put	1910: Russell Lawrence 1911: Russell Beatty
16-lb shot put	1916: Pat McDonald 1917: Pat McDonald 1918: Douglas Sinclair 1919: Pat McDonald 1920: Pat McDonald 1921: Pat McDonald 1922: Ralph Hills 1923: Gus Pope 1924: Ralph Hills 1925: Douglas Sinclair 1926: Herb Schwarze 1927: Herb Schwarze 1928: Herb Schwarze 1929: Herb Schwarze 1930: Bruce Bennett 1931: Leo Sexton 1932: Bruce Bennett 1933: Leo Sexton 1934: Thomas Gilbane 1935: Jack Torrance 1936: Dimitri Zaitz 1937: Dimitri Zaitz 1938: Frank Ryan 1939: Frank Ryan 1940: Al Blozis 1941: Al Blozis 1942: Al Blozis 1943: Bernie Mayer 1944: John Yonakor 1945: Wilfred Bangert 1946: Bernie Mayer 1947: Irving Kintisch 1948: Norman Wasser 1949: Wilbur Thompson 1950: Jim Fuchs 1951: Jim Fuchs 1952: Jim Fuchs 1953: Parry O'Brien 1954: Parry O'Brien 1955: Parry O'Brien 1956: Parry O'Brien 1957: Parry O'Brien 1958: Parry O'Brien 1959: Parry O'Brien 1960: Parry O'Brien 1961: Parry O'Brien 1962: Gary Gubner 1963: Gary Gubner 1964: Gary Gubner 1965: John McGrath 1966: John McGrath 1967: George Woods 1968: George Woods 1969: George Woods 1970: Brian Oldfield 1971: Al Feuerbach 1972: Fred DeBernardi 1973: George Woods 1974: Terry Albritton 1975: Al Feuerbach 1976: Terry Albritton 1977: Mac Wilkins 1978: Al Feuerbach 1979: Colin Anderson 1980: Jesse Stuart 1981: Brian Oldfield 1982: Jeff Braun 1983: Kevin Akins 1984: Augie Wolf 1985: Scott Lofquist 1986: Gregg Tafralis 1987: Ulf Timmermann (GDR), Ron Backes (3rd) 1988: Ron Backes 1989: Randy Barnes 1990: Randy Barnes 1991: Ron Backes 1992: Ron Backes 1993: Jim Doehring 1994: Kevin Toth 1995: C. J. Hunter 1996: John Godina 1997: John Godina 1998: John Godina 1999: Andy Bloom 2000: Andy Bloom 2001: Adam Nelson 2002: Adam Nelson 2003: Kevin Toth 2004: Christian Cantwell 2005: John Godina 2006: Reese Hoffa 2007: Christian Cantwell 2008: Christian Cantwell 2009: Dan Taylor 2010: Christian Cantwell 2011: Ryan Whiting 2012: Reese Hoffa 2013: Ryan Whiting 2014: Ryan Whiting 2015: Christian Cantwell 2016: Kurt Roberts 2017: Darien Moore 2018: Ryan Whiting 2019: Ryan Crouser 2020: Ryan Crouser 2022: Ryan Crouser 2023: Joe Kovacs 2024: Ryan Crouser
24-lb shot put	1906: Martin Sheridan 1907: Wesley Coe 1908: Wesley Coe 1909: Pat McDonald 1910: Pat McDonald 1913: Pat McDonald 1914: Pat McDonald 1915: Pat McDonald
Notes	* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's shot put
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876–78: Henry Buermeyer
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879–80: A.W. Adams 1881–86: Frank Lambrecht 1887: George Gray/Frank Lambrecht 1888^{Note 1}: Frank Lambrecht
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888–94^{Note 1}: George Gray 1895: William Hickok 1896: George Gray 1897: Charles Hennemann 1898–99: Richard Sheldon 1900: Denis Horgan 1901: Fred Beck 1902: George Gray 1903: Leon Feuerbach 1904: Martin Sheridan 1905–06: Wesley Coe 1907–10: Ralph Rose 1911–12: Pat McDonald 1913: Lawrence Whitney 1914: Pat McDonald 1915–17: Arlie Mucks 1918: Alma Richards 1919–20^OT: Pat McDonald 1921: Bud Houser 1922: Pat McDonald 1923: Orville Wanzer 1924: Ralph Hills 1925: Bud Houser 1926: Herbert Schwarze 1927: John Kuck 1928^OT–31: Herman Brix 1932^OT: Leo Sexton 1933–35: Jack Torrance 1936: Dimitri Zaitz 1937: James Reynolds 1938: Frank Ryan 1939: Lilburn Williams 1940–42: Al Blozis 1943–44: Earl Audet 1945–46: Bill Bangert 1947–48: Jim Delaney 1949–50: Jim Fuchs 1951–55: Parry O'Brien 1956: Ken Bantum 1957: Bill Nieder 1958–60: Parry O'Brien 1961: Dallas Long 1962: Gary Gubner 1963: Dave Davis 1964: Randy Matson 1965: John McGrath 1966–68: Randy Matson 1969: Neal Steinhauer 1970: Randy Matson 1971: Karl Salb 1972: Randy Matson 1973–75: Al Feuerbach 1976–77: Terry Albritton 1978: Al Feuerbach 1979: Dave Laut
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Brian Oldfield 1981: Dave Laut 1982: Kevin Akins 1983: Dave Laut 1984: Augie Wolf 1985: Dave Laut 1986–87: John Brenner 1988: Ed Wade 1989: Randy Barnes 1990: Jim Doehring 1991: Ron Backes 1992^OT: Mike Stulce
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Randy Barnes 1994: C. J. Hunter 1995: Brent Noon 1996^OT–97: Randy Barnes 1998–99: John Godina 2000^OT: Adam Nelson 2001: John Godina 2002: Adam Nelson 2003: John Godina 2004^OT: Adam Nelson 2005: Christian Cantwell 2006: Adam Nelson 2007–08^OT: Reese Hoffa 2009–10: Christian Cantwell 2011: Adam Nelson 2012^OT: Reese Hoffa 2013: Ryan Whiting 2014–15: Joe Kovacs 2016^OT-17: Ryan Crouser 2018: Darrell Hill 2019: Ryan Crouser 2021^{2020 OT}: Ryan Crouser 2022-23: Ryan Crouser
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

v t e 2004 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	2004 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Abdihakem Abdirahman Bennie Brazell Derrick Brew Tim Broe Dan Browne James Carter Curt Clausen Shawn Crawford Alan Culpepper Philip Dunn Kevin Eastler Anthony Famiglietti Robert Gary Justin Gatlin Maurice Greene Charlie Gruber Otis Harris Allen Johnson Jonathan Johnson Meb Keflezighi Daniel Lincoln Coby Miller John Nunn Darvis Patton Derrick Peterson Jonathon Riley Dathan Ritzenhein Grant Robison Khadevis Robinson Andrew Rock Duane Ross Tim Seaman Angelo Taylor Terrence Trammell Jeremy Wariner Alan Webb Bernard Williams Darold Williamson Kelly Willie
Men's field athletes	Kenta Bell Bryan Clay Walter Davis John Godina Breaux Greer Tora Harris Matt Hemingway Reese Hoffa A. G. Kruger Melvin Lister Timothy Mack Casey Malone Derek Miles John Moffitt Adam Nelson Jamie Nieto Tom Pappas James Parker Dwight Phillips Jarred Rome Toby Stevenson Paul Terek Ian Waltz
Women's track and road athletes	Hazel Clark Jearl Miles Clark LaTasha Colander Crystal Cox Shayne Culpepper Colleen De Reuck Lashinda Demus Gail Devers Elva Dryer Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Joanna Hayes Monique Henderson Monique Hennagan Sheena Tosta Marion Jones Deena Kastor Muna Lee LaShauntea Moore Melissa Morrison-Howard Kate Tenforde Jennifer Rhines Sanya Richards-Ross Moushaumi Robinson Marla Runyan Brenda Taylor Nicole Teter Carrie Tollefson DeeDee Trotter Teresa Vaill Angela Williams Lauryn Williams
Women's field athletes	Amy Acuff Stephanie Brown Shelia Burrell Stacy Dragila Laura Gerraughty Erin Gilreath Kristin Heaston Aretha Thurmond Chaunté Lowe Tiombe Hurd Jackie Jeschelnig Marion Jones Kim Kreiner Tiffany Lott-Hogan Anna Mahon Yuliana Pérez Michelle Perry Rose Richmond Jillian Schwartz Seilala Sua Kellie Suttle Grace Upshaw Tisha Waller
Coaches	—

v t e 2008 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	2008 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Abdi Abdirahman Kerron Clement Shawn Crawford Walter Dix Ian Dobson Philip Dunn Kevin Eastler Anthony Famiglietti Tyson Gay Ryan Hall Bershawn Jackson Bernard Lagat Lopez Lomong Leonel Manzano Rodney Martin (r) Joshua McAdams LaShawn Merritt Billy Nelson David Neville David Oliver Travis Padgett (r) Darvis Patton David Payne Dathan Ritzenhein Galen Rupp Brian Sell Christian Smith Wallace Spearmon Nick Symmonds Angelo Taylor Matt Tegenkamp Jorge Torres Terrence Trammell Jeremy Wariner Andrew Wheating Reggie Witherspoon (r)
Men's field athletes	Kenta Bell Christian Cantwell Bryan Clay Rafeeq Curry Breaux Greer Trey Hardee Jeff Hartwig Mike Hazle Reese Hoffa Brian Johnson Dusty Jonas A. G. Kruger Casey Malone Andra Manson Derek Miles Adam Nelson Tom Pappas Miguel Pate Trevell Quinley Michael Robertson Leigh Smith Brad Walker Ian Waltz Jesse Williams Aarik Wilson
Women's track and road athletes	Lindsey Anderson Jenny Barringer Amy Yoder Begley Damu Cherry Hazel Clark-Riley Erin Donohue Joanne Dow Torri Edwards Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Kara Goucher Dawn Harper Queen Harrison Natasha Hastings (r) Monique Henderson (r) Marshevet Hooker Lolo Jones Deena Kastor Muna Lee Mechelle Lewis (r) Magdalena Lewy-Boulet Jennifer Rhines Sanya Richards Tiffany Ross-Williams Shannon Rowbury Blake Russell Alice Schmidt Nicole Teter Sheena Tosta DeeDee Trotter Anna Willard Angela Williams (r) Lauryn Williams Mary Wineberg Christin Wurth-Thomas
Women's field athletes	Amy Acuff Erica Bartolina April Steiner Bennett Jillian Camarena Amber Campbell Michelle Carter Jessica Cosby Sharon Day Hyleas Fountain Kristin Heaston Chaunté Howard Funmi Jimoh Jackie Johnson Kim Kreiner Shani Marks Erica McLain Kara Patterson Diana Pickler Suzy Powell-Roos Brittney Reese Loree Smith Jenn Stuczynski Aretha Thurmond Stephanie Brown Trafton Grace Upshaw
Coaches	Bubba Thornton (men's head coach) Harvey Glance (men's assistant coach) Ron Mann (men's assistant coach) Boo Schexnayder (men's assistant coach) Criss Somerlot (men's assistant coach) Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach) Jeanette Bolden (women's head coach) Chandra Cheeseborough (women's assistant coach) J.J. Clark (women's assistant coach) Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick (women's assistant coach) Connie Price-Smith (women's assistant coach) Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach) Brooks Johnson (relay coach) Orin Richburg (relay coach)