Noah Bryant
{{short description|American shot putter}}
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|residence = Santa Barbara, California
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|turnedpro = 2007
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Shot put: 20.80
Hammer: 61.73
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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Junior Athletics Championships}}
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Noah Jacob Bryant (born May 11, 1984, in Santa Barbara, California) is an American shot putter. He attended high school at Carpinteria High School in Carpinteria, CA. He won the 2002 CIF California State Meet, defeating Adam Tafralis, son of Olympian Gregg Tafralis.{{Cite web|url=http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2002/statmeet.htm|title=State Finals - 2002}}
NCAA
He then went on to the University of Southern California where he won both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Championships in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2008/Bryant_Noah.asp |title=Noah Bryant |publisher=Usatf.org |accessdate=2009-11-10}} Bryant also competed at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=b/country=usa/athcode=198163/index.html |title=Athletes - Bryant Noah Biography |publisher=iaaf.org |date= |accessdate=2009-11-10}} His NCAA history is that much more impressive after Bryant lost most of his sophomore season and needed to go through reconstructive surgery after a freak hammer throw accident when the implement bounced off the protective screen and back into his face.[http://www.athleticbusiness.com/athlete-safety/catastrophic-injuries-intensify-focus-on-safety-at-field-eevents.html Noah Bryant News on Injury] While at USC, Bryant set the school record in the shot put with a throw of 20.56 meters.
Professional
Bryant finished in fourth place at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2007 and 6th in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results.asp|title=2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results|accessdate=2009-11-10}}
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Category:American male shot putters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Track and field athletes from California
Category:University of Southern California alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California
Category:People from Carpinteria, California
Category:Sportspeople from Santa Barbara County, California
Category:Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:USC Trojans men's track and field athletes
Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
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