Andy Bloom
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| Full name | Andrew Bloom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 11, 1973 University of California at Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Bloom (born August 11, 1973) is an American former Olympic
Early and personal life
Bloom is Jewish, and was born in Stamford, Connecticut.[1][3][4][5] He later lived in Niskayuna, New York, where he attended Niskayuna High School, graduating in 1991.[2] While there, he set a New York State high school discus throw record in 1991, with a distance of 202 feet, 9 inches.[6]
He earned a master's degree in mathematics education from
in Fremont, CA.Shot put and discus career
Bloom attended Wake Forest University as an undergraduate, graduating in 1996.
Bloom won a silver medal in the discus at the 1997 World University Games, and was ranked third in the US in the discus in 1997.[2] In 1998, he won a silver medal in discus (209–10) at the 1998 Goodwill Games, and was third in shot put (66–11.25 PR) at the USA Indoors and third in discus (217–11 PR) at the USA Outdoors.[2]
In 1999, he won a gold medal in the shot and a silver medal in discus at the 1999 World University Games.[1][2] He was also fourth in shot put at the World Outdoor Championships in 1999 (20.95 m).[2][5] He won the shot put at the USA Indoor Championships in 1999 and 2000, with a personal record throw of 70–10.5 in the latter.[1] He was ranked fifth in the world in both shot put and discus in 1999, and third in the US in shot put and second in discus.[2]
Bloom made the US Olympic team in 2000, with a throw of 70–10.75.
He was honored by the
Coaching career
He serves as Assistant Coach at the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Player Bio: Andy Bloom: Men's Track". Ucdavisaggies.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Andy Bloom". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on January 23, 2007. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Honoree Details; Andy Bloom". National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. March 25, 2001. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Bloom, Andy". Jewsinsports.org. May 13, 2003. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ "Eddy Meet". Schenectady PBA. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
