Justin Rodhe | |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | Shot put |
Birth Date: | 17 October 1984 |
Birth Place: | Bainbridge, Ohio |
Residence: | Kamloops, British Columbia |
Weight: | 280lbs |
Pb: | Shot put: 21.29, Des Moines, 2013[1] |
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.[2] 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.[2] 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,[3] and he competed in the shot put event for Canada; throwing three foot fouls.[4]