Reese Hoffa (born October 8, 1977 in Evans

Evans, Georgia

Evans is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Augusta and is part of the Augusta - Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,727 at the 2000 census and, in 2006, the population was 20,681.Evans, possibly named...

, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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) is an American

United States

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 shot putter. Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow

Moscow

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, Russia

Russia

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. As of 2007, his personal bests stand at 22.11 m (72' 6.25") indoor and 22.43 m (73' 7") outdoor. His outdoor performance ranks him 11th on the world all-time lists. He is married to Renata Hoffa, a math teacher at Oconee County High School.

Hoffa was adopted at the age of four.

Hoffa won world champions' title in shot put in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, on 25 August 2007, with a throw of 22.04 m, 43 cm ahead of compatriot and training partner Adam Nelson

Adam Nelson

Adam Nelson is an elite American shotputter. A 1997 graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Nelson has competed in two Olympic Games...

.

His current residence is Athens, Georgia. His coach is Don Babbitt, agent Paul Doyle and club NYAC/Nike.

Reese is also known as a decent speedcuber

Speedcubing

Speedcubing is the activity of solving a Rubik's Cube or related puzzle as quickly as possible...

 able to solve a Rubik's Cube

Rubik's Cube

Rubik's Cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik.Originally called the "Magic Cube", the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp. in 1980 and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that...

 in 30 seconds.

High School Years

Hoffa attended Lakeside High School in Evans, Georgia, and was a letterman in football, wrestling, baseball, and track & field. His Lakeside High School coach was David Machovec.

Career highlights

1997–2003

• 1997
  • 5th at National Scholastics
• 1998
  • 3rd at SEC Outdoors
  • 11th at NCAA Outdoors
• 1999
  • 2nd at Southeastern Conference Champs
  • 11th at NCAA Outdoors
  • 8th at USA Outdoors
• 2000
  • 6th at U.S. Olympic Trials in (18.95)
  • 2nd at NCAA Indoors (18.48)
  • 4th in SP at NCAA Outdoors (19.79)
  • Ranked 5th in U.S; best of 19.79, 49.04 for discus
    Discus throw
    The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
    
    
• 2001
  • 6th at USA Outdoors (19.95)
  • 3rd at NCAA Outdoors (19.93)
  • SEC Outdoor champ
  • 9th at World University Games
  • Ranked #6 in U.S. by Track & Field News; best of 20.22
• 2002
  • 6th at USA Indoors (18.82m)
  • 6th at USA Outdoors (20.47m)
  • Ranked #7 in U.S. by Track & Field News; best of 20.47m
• 2003
  • 3rd at USA Outdoors (20.64m)
  • 1st at Pan American Games (20.95m)
  • 5th at USA Indoors (19.40m)
  • 2nd at Home Depot Invitational (20.90m)
  • 2nd at Stanford (20.65)
  • Ranked #9 in world (#5 U.S.) by Track & Field News

2004

• Silver medalist at World Indoors (21.07m)
• 2nd at Olympic Trials (21.14m)
• 22nd in qualifying at Olympic Games (19.40m)
• Runner-up at USA Indoors (20.97m)
• 3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic
  Prefontaine Classic
  The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.-History:...
  
   (20.38m)
• 1st at Atlanta (20.71m)
• 2nd at Verizon Millrose Games
  Millrose Games
  The Millrose Games is an annual indoor athletics meet held on the first Friday in February in New York City. They will be held at the Armory in Washington Heights in 2012, after having taken place in Madison Square Garden from 1914 to 2011...
  
   (19.98m)
• 2nd at Drake Relays SP (19.61m)
• 2nd at Home Depot SP (21.67m)
• 1st at Santiago SP (20.99m)
• 1st in Atlanta SP (20.71m)
• Ranked #6 world (#3 U.S.) by Track & Field News; best of 21.67m

2005

• USA Indoors runner-up (21.74m)
• 5th at USA Outdoors (20.90m)
• 1st at Millrose Games (21.61m)
• 1st at Doha (21.29m)
• Ranked #4 in world (#3 U.S.) by Track & Field News; best of 21.29m

2006

• World Indoor Champion (22.11m)
• USA Outdoor runner-up (21.96m)
• USA Indoor champion (21.61m)
• 4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (20.98m)
• Ranked #1 in world by Track & Field NEWS; best of 22.11m(i)

2007

• World champion (22.04m)
• USA Outdoor champion (21.47m)
• USA Indoor runner-up (21.21m)
• 2nd at Millrose Games (21.75m)
• 3rd at Adidas Track Classic
  Adidas Track Classic
  The Adidas Track Classic is an American track and field athletics meeting which has taken place annually in Carson, California since 2005. The meeting forms part of the USA Track & Field Visa Championship Series and is also one of the few area meetings where athletes can earn points to qualify for...
  
  (21.36m)
• 1st at Alabama Relays (21.84m)
• 2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (21.65m)
• 2nd at Madrid (20.81m)
• 1st at Ostrava (21.77)
• 1st at Doha (21.37m)
• 1st at London (22.43)