Scott Cappos
Scott Cappos (born 13 April 1969) is a retired Canadian shot putter.[1]
Born in Canada, his family migrated to the US and he became a naturalized US citizen. After graduating from Oak Lawn Community High School[2] he competed collegiately for Indiana University Bloomington (Hoosiers), won the Big Ten Conference in 1990 and 1991 and was a three-time All-American.[3]
He won the silver medal at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie,[4] finished fifth at the 1994 Commonwealth Games[5] and fifth at the 1995 Pan American Games.[6] He became Canadian champion in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995, in between Peter Dajia and Brad Snyder.[7]
Cappos coached the Iowa Hawkeyes for eighteen years before joining the Nebraska Cornhuskers as assistant throwing coach.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Scott Cappos at World Athletics
- ^ "Shot Put Takes Oak Lawn's Cappos to International, Coaching Success". 15 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Scott Cappos". Nebraska Cornhuskers. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Francophone Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
- ^ Results
- ^ "Canadian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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