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]
Andy Bloom
Personal information
Full name
Andrew Bloom
Nationality
American
Born
(1973-08-11) August 11, 1973 (age 50) Stamford, Connecticut
Bloom is Jewish, and was born in Stamford, Connecticut.[1][3][4][5] He later lived in Niskayuna, New York, where he attended Niskayuna High School, graduating in 1991.[2] While there, he set a New York State high school discus throw record in 1991, with a distance of 202 feet, 9 inches.[6]
He earned a master's degree in mathematics education from Wake Forest University in 1998.[1] He is married, and lives in Vacaville, California.[1][2] He currently teaches mathematics at Ohlone College in Fremont, CA.
Shot put and discus careeredit
Bloom attended Wake Forest University as an undergraduate, graduating in 1996.[1] At Wake Forest, he earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors each year.[1] As a senior, he won both the NCAA shot put (65–0.5; personal record) and discus (211–1) championships.[1][2][4] He became the eighth male in NCAA history to win that double.[1][2][5]
Bloom won a silver medal in the discus at the 1997 World University Games, and was ranked third in the US in the discus in 1997.[2] In 1998, he won a silver medal in discus (209–10) at the 1998 Goodwill Games, and was third in shot put (66–11.25 PR) at the USA Indoors and third in discus (217–11 PR) at the USA Outdoors.[2]
In 1999, he won a gold medal in the shot and a silver medal in discus at the 1999 World University Games.[1][2] He was also fourth in shot put at the World Outdoor Championships in 1999 (20.95 m).[2][5] He won the shot put at the USA Indoor Championships in 1999 and 2000, with a personal record throw of 70–10.5 in the latter.[1] He was ranked fifth in the world in both shot put and discus in 1999, and third in the US in shot put and second in discus.[2]
Bloom made the US Olympic team in 2000, with a throw of 70–10.75.[1][3] He placed fourth at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, with a throw of 68–5.75 (20.87 m).[1][2][5] He finished 2000 ranked second in the world, and with a season-best mark of 71–7.25.[1][2]
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^ abc. National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. March 25, 2001. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
^ abBob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN9780881259698. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
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^. Schenectady PBA. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
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January 01, 1970
andy, bloom, andrew, bloom, born, august, 1973, american, former, olympic, shot, putter, time, national, indoor, shot, champion, world, university, games, shot, champion, ncaa, champion, both, discus, shot, personal, informationfull, nameandrew, bloomnationali. 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 Andy BloomPersonal informationFull nameAndrew BloomNationalityAmericanBorn 1973 08 11 August 11 1973 age 50 Stamford ConnecticutHeight6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight275 lb 125 kg SportEvent s Shot put and discusCollege teamWake Forest UniversityClubNikeNow coachingUniversity of California at DavisAchievements and titlesOlympic finals2000World finalsShot put champion World University Games 1999 National finalsNCAA shot put champion 1996 NCAA discus champion 1996 US shot put champion indoors 1999 amp 2000 Personal bestsShot Put 21 82 71 7 25 2000 Discus 67 46 221 4 1999 Medal record Men s athletics Representing the United States Summer Universiade 1999 Palma de Majorca Shot put 1997 Sicily Discus 1999 Palma de Majorca Discus Goodwill Games 1998 New York Discus Contents 1 Early and personal life 2 Shot put and discus career 3 Coaching career 4 References 5 External linksEarly and personal life editBloom is Jewish and was born in Stamford Connecticut 1 3 4 5 He later lived in Niskayuna New York where he attended Niskayuna High School graduating in 1991 2 While there he set a New York State high school discus throw record in 1991 with a distance of 202 feet 9 inches 6 He earned a master s degree in mathematics education from Wake Forest University in 1998 1 He is married and lives in Vacaville California 1 2 He currently teaches mathematics at Ohlone College in Fremont CA Shot put and discus career editBloom attended Wake Forest University as an undergraduate graduating in 1996 1 At Wake Forest he earned All Atlantic Coast Conference honors each year 1 As a senior he won both the NCAA shot put 65 0 5 personal record and discus 211 1 championships 1 2 4 He became the eighth male in NCAA history to win that double 1 2 5 Bloom won a silver medal in the discus at the 1997 World University Games and was ranked third in the US in the discus in 1997 2 In 1998 he won a silver medal in discus 209 10 at the 1998 Goodwill Games and was third in shot put 66 11 25 PR at the USA Indoors and third in discus 217 11 PR at the USA Outdoors 2 In 1999 he won a gold medal in the shot and a silver medal in discus at the 1999 World University Games 1 2 He was also fourth in shot put at the World Outdoor Championships in 1999 20 95 m 2 5 He won the shot put at the USA Indoor Championships in 1999 and 2000 with a personal record throw of 70 10 5 in the latter 1 He was ranked fifth in the world in both shot put and discus in 1999 and third in the US in shot put and second in discus 2 Bloom made the US Olympic team in 2000 with a throw of 70 10 75 1 3 He placed fourth at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games with a throw of 68 5 75 20 87 m 1 2 5 He finished 2000 ranked second in the world and with a season best mark of 71 7 25 1 2 He was honored by the US Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 3 Coaching career editHe serves as Assistant Coach at the University of California at Davis 1 2 He is also the strength and conditioning coach for the UC Davis athletics program 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Player Bio Andy Bloom Men s Track Ucdavisaggies com Archived from the original on April 7 2012 Retrieved October 31 2011 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Andy Bloom USA Track amp Field Archived from the original on January 23 2007 Retrieved October 31 2011 a b c Honoree Details Andy Bloom National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame March 25 2001 Archived from the original on September 8 2011 Retrieved October 31 2011 a b Bob Wechsler 2008 Day by day in Jewish sports history KTAV Publishing House Inc ISBN 9780881259698 Retrieved October 31 2011 a b c d Bloom Andy Jewsinsports org May 13 2003 Retrieved October 31 2011 Eddy Meet Schenectady PBA Archived from the original on April 25 2012 Retrieved October 31 2011 External links editUSATF bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andy Bloom amp oldid 1223284963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
