Teri Steer

Teri Steer

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1975-10-03) October 3, 1975 (age 49) Crete, Nebraska
Education	Southern Methodist University
Spouse	Christian Cantwell
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	22nd (2000)
World finals	9th (1999)
Regional finals	Bronze (1999)
Personal best	19.21m (2001)

Teri Steer-Cantwell (born October 3, 1975, in Crete, Nebraska) is an American shot putter.

Career

In 1999, she won bronze medals at the World Indoor Championships and the Pan American Games, and finished ninth at the World Championships. She attended Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas.

Her personal best throw is 19.21 metres (63.0 ft), achieved in April 2001 in Des Moines, Iowa.

In 2019, she was inducted into the SMU Mustangs Hall of Fame.^[1]

Personal life

Steer-Cantwell is married to shot putter Christian Cantwell. She hails from Crete, Nebraska and currently resides in Columbia, Missouri.^[2]

On May 27, 2008, she gave birth to her first son, Jackson Daniel Cantwell, 11-pounds 2-ounces.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  United States
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	15th (q)	14.46 m
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	5th	18.30 m
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	3rd	18.86 m
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	3rd	18.03 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	9th	18.04 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	22nd (q)	16.34 m

References

1. "Teri Steer (2019) - Hall of Fame". smumustangs.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
2. "Current Clinic info". www.mtccca.org. Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved May 22, 2022.

• Teri Steer at World Athletics
• USATF profile