C. J. Hunter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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athletics competitor
Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1968
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About C. J. Hunter
- Cottrell Hunter III (born December 14, 1968) is an American former shot putter and coach.
- He was the 1999 World Champion, but is perhaps best known for his involvement in the BALCO scandal and as the onetime spouse of sprinter Marion Jones.
- His personal best was 71' 9", (21,87 m) thrown during a 2nd-place finish in the 2000 US Olympic Trials.
- A month later he was tested positive for the performance-enhancing steroid Nandrolone at the Bislett Games, which was revealed before he had been scheduled to compete in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.
- He had previously competed at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, finishing seventh.The 6'1", 330 lb Hunter was a three-time All-American at Penn State University, where he still holds the outdoor and indoor shot put record (65'5" and 64'4½", or 19.93 m and 19.62 m respectively).
- He earned his B.A.
- in political science there in 1991.
- Hunter first began throwing the shot after repeatedly failing to make the basketball team at Hyde Park, New York's Franklin D.
- Roosevelt Senior High School. Hunter first met Marion Jones when she was 16.
- They reconnected in 1995 when he was hired as a coach with the University of North Carolina track team.
- He was forced to resign from his position after repeatedly refusing to conform with school rules that prohibited coach-athlete dating.
- They married on October 3, 1998, only to divorce in 2002 following the publicity surrounding the BALCO scandal.
- Hunter currently resides in Holly Springs, North Carolina with his son from his third marriage, Nicko.
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