Bradley "Brad" Snyder (born January 8, 1976) is a

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retired

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ter, whose personal best throw is 20.87 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Atlanta. Born in

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, Snyder earned a full-ride scholarship at the University of South Carolina from 1995 to 1999 and was a dominant force in collegiate athletics. Snyder never lost a

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championship. He was the school's first athlete to win eight SEC titles and was an all-American in seven-of-eight seasons (indoor and outdoor). In 1998, he won all 19 meets and was the SEC track and field athlete of the year and was later inducted into the school's sports hall of fame. He competed in three Olympics and retired after the 2004 season.

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* * * 1976 births Living people Canadian male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada South Carolina Gamecocks men's track and field athletes Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people Canadian Track and Field Championships winners {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub