Justin Rodhe

{{Short description|American born Canadian shot putter}}

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| name = Justin Rodhe

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| nationality = Canadian

| sport = Track and field

| event = Shot put

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|17}}

| birth_place = Bainbridge, Ohio

| residence = Kamloops, British Columbia

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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| weight = {{convert|280|lbs|kg st}}

| pb = Shot put: 21.29, Des Moines, 2013{{cite web|title=Justin Rodhe profile |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/canada/justin-rodhe-246978 |publisher=IAAF |accessdate=June 20, 2013}}

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Justin Rodhe (born October 17, 1984) is an American born Canadian shot putter.

Born in Bainbridge, Ohio, Rodhe moved to Canada in 2008 and became a Canadian citizen on November 1, 2011.{{cite news |title=Shot putter Justin Rodhe ruled ineligible to compete for Canada |author=James Christie |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=March 5, 2012 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/shot-putter-justin-rodhe-ruled-ineligible-to-compete-for-canada/article551837/}} The change of citizenship made him ineligible for the 2012 world indoor track and field championships and jeopardized his chance of competing for Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics. An International Association of Athletics Federations rule requires an athlete be a citizen for two years before representing a country internationally; this would have made him ineligible until 2013, but an appeal by Athletics Canada was successful,{{cite web |url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/athletics/news/article/rodhe-cleared-represent-canada-for-london.html |title=Rodhe Cleared to Represent Canada for London |publisher=CTV Television Network |date=May 4, 2012 |accessdate=July 1, 2012}} and he competed in the shot put event for Canada; throwing three foot fouls.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/armstrong-justin-rodhe-clinch-olympic-berths-in-shot-put-1.1142490 |title=Armstrong, Justin Rodhe clinch Olympic berths in shot put |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=June 30, 2012 |access-date=July 1, 2012}}