Athlete Profile of the Week – Dylan Armstrong

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Dylan Armstrong (born 15 January 1981) is a Canadian shot putter. He was born and raised in Kamloops.

His personal best, and the Canadian record, is 21.04 meters. This was achieved at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished fourth, finishing out of a medal by a single centimetre. He is a three-time Canadian national champion in the shot put. Armstrong currently trains with coach Anatoli Bondarchuk in his home town of Kamloops, British Columbia.

Prior to focusing on the shot put in 2004, Armstrong competed in the hammer throw. As a junior, he won a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Junior Games and a silver medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships. He continues to hold the North American high school and junior records in the hammer throw. His personal best is 71.51 meters, achieved in April 2003 in Walnut.