Clay_Cross_(athlete)

Clay Cross (athlete)

Clay Cross (athlete)

Australian shot putter

Clay Cross (born 26 November 1977 in Sydney) is an Australian shot putter. He won the Australian championships in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2005.

Cross trained at the Randwick-Botany Little Athletics Club.[1] He attended Waverley College.[2] In 1994, he won the Australian championships in the under-18 category; in the same year, he won silver in the 1994 World School Sport Games; and he was awarded bronze in the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[2] He trained with Oliver-Sven Buder.[2]

His personal best is 19.42 metres, achieved in June 2004.[citation needed] This result makes him the all-time number one for New South Wales.

His brother Ryan Cross is a rugby league/rugby union player, and his father Paul played rugby league in the 1966 Grand Final.

Achievements

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References

  1. [1]
    Taylor, James. "Felix Long on track to rival Junior Sports Star winner". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 November 2023. following in the footsteps of professional athletes who had come up through the rank of the club, based at Hensley Athletic Field ... This includes ... Commonwealth Games shot-putter Clay Cross
  2. [2]
    Evans, Louise (13 June 1997). "The Road to Sydney 2000". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 42.



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