Andy Bloom

Andy Bloom
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Bloom
NationalityAmerican
Born (1973-08-11) August 11, 1973 (age 51)
Stamford, Connecticut
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight275 lb (125 kg)
Sport
Event(s)Shot put and discus
College teamWake Forest University
ClubNike
Now coachingUniversity of California at Davis
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2000
World finals
  • Shot put champion, World University Games (1999)
National finals
  • NCAA shot put champion (1996)
  • NCAA discus champion (1996)
  • US shot put champion (indoors; 1999 & 2000)
Personal bests
  • Shot Put: 21.82/71-7.25 (2000)
  • Discus: 67.46/221-4 (1999)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1999 Palma de Majorca Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1997 Sicily Discus
Silver medal – second place 1999 Palma de Majorca Discus
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 New York Discus

Andrew Bloom (born August 11, 1973) is an American former Olympic shot putter, two-time national indoor shot put champion, World University Games shot put champion, and NCAA champion in both discus and shot put.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Player Bio: Andy Bloom: Men's Track". Ucdavisaggies.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  2. ^ "Andy Bloom". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on January 23, 2007. Retrieved October 31, 2011.