Payton Otterdahl

Payton Otterdahl
Personal information
Born (1996-04-02) April 2, 1996
Rosemount, Minnesota, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
EventShot put
College teamNorth Dakota State University
ClubAsic
Coached byJustin St. Clair
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Shot put outdoor: 22.59 m (2024)
  • Shot put indoor: 21.81 m (2019)

Payton Otterdahl (born April 2, 1996) is an American male shot putter who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics & the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Payton Otterdahl was born to Cory and Shannon Otterdahl and grew up in Rosemount, Minnesota. After graduating from Rosemount High School, he attended North Dakota State University from 2014 to 2018. His senior season culminated in him sweeping the NCAA titles in indoor throwing events, becoming only the 2nd man to ever win the shot put and weight throw at the NCAA Championships.[1] In winter 2019, at 23 years, his explosion, with 2nd world best measure (his personal best 21.81 m at time) in the world top lists IAAF and the 25th place in the new IAAF World Rankings.[2]

Professional career

2020 Olympics

In 2021 at the age of 25, Otterdahl took third at the 2020 USA Olympic Trials in order to qualify for the United States Olympic team. Otterdahl's throw of 21.92m was enough to compete in the Olympics alongside teammates Joe Kovacs (22.34m) and Ryan Crouser (23.37m).[3] In the qualifying rounds, Otterdahl squeaked into the finals with a throw of 20.90m. Despite making the finals, Otterdahl struggled at ended up 10th place with a throw of 20.32m.

2023 World Athletics Championships

In 2023 at the age of 27, Otterdahl qualified for the 2023 World Athletic Championships. In the qualifying round, Otterdahl's second throw of 21.54m in the qualifying round automatically qualified him for the final. Otterdahl finished 5th overall with a throw of 21.86m.[4] This was Otterdahl's first major championship top five finish.[5]

2024 Olympics

At the 2024 USA Olympic Trials, Otterdahl once again took third place behind both Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs. Otterdahl's fifth round throw of 22.26m moved him above Jordan Giest (21.79m) for his second Olympic appearance.[6] In the qualifying rounds for the 2024 Olympics, Otterdhal's throw of 21.52m automatically qualified him for the Olympic final. Otterdahl's throw of 22.03m resulted in him taking fourth overall at the 2024 Olympics.[7]

Personal best

References

  1. ^ "Payton Otterdahl - 2019 - Men's Track and Field". gobison.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "WORLD RANKINGS - MEN'S SHOT PUT". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "TFRRS | U.S. Olympic Trials - Track & Field - Men's Meet Results". tfrrs.org. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "FINAL | Shot Put | Results | Budapest 23 | World Athletics Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  5. ^ "Payton OTTERDAHL | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Results". results.usatf.org. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  7. ^ "2024 Men's Olympic Final Results - Shot Put". Olympics.com. July 1, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.


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