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Chanticleers In The Olympics



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Campbell Finishes 13th at 2012 London Olympics XXX Olympiad Women's Hammer Qualifying Round Results

Career Highlights

USA Championships
2012 Olympic Trials champion (71.80m/235-6)
Six-time USA Indoor champion - 2007 (24.54m/80-6.25); 2008 (23.23m/76-2.25); 2009 (24.43m/80-2); 2010 (24.70m/81-0.5); 2011 (24.18m/79-5.25); 2012 (24.78m/81-3).
2010 USA Outdoor champion (71.52m/234-8)
Three-time USA Outdoor runner-up - 2008 (23.23m/76-5.25); 2009 (68.92m/226-1); 2011 (70.07m/229-10)
Two-time USA Indoor runner-up - 2005 (23.99m/78-8.5); 2006 (22.66m/74-4.25)
Third at 2004 Olympic Trials (65.98m/216-6)

Collegiate Championships
16-time Big South Conference champion

Awards and Honors
2010 Indoor Visa champion
Five-time NCAA All-American
Three-time Big South Women's Track Athlete of the Year

About Amber
Amber Campbell went from being a good thrower at the collegiate level to one of the best in the women's weight throw and hammer throw in the country. She owns the third-farthest indoor weight throw in American history. Campbell has represented Team USA at three World Outdoor Championships (2005, 2009, 2011) and two-time Olympian (2008, 2012). She finished her collegiate career in 2004 as one of Coastal Carolina University's most distinguished student-athletes and she was inducted into the University’s George F. “Buddy" Sasser Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009 and is a volunteer assistant coach for throwers at Coastal Carolina.