| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 4 | Shot Put | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 21.04 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | Shot Put | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 21.64 |
| Qualification | Shot Put | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 19.86 |
| Pan American Games | ||||
| 1 | Shot Put | 2011 | Guadalajara, MEX | 21.30 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | Shot Put | 2012 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 20.54 |
| 1 | Shot Put | 2011 | Zurich, SUI | 21.63 |
| 1 | Shot Put | 2011 | Birmingham, GBR | 21.55 |
| 1 | Shot Put | 2011 | Rome, ITA | 21.60 |
| 1 | Shot Put | 2011 | Doha, QAT | 21.38 |
| 2 | Shot Put | 2012 | Oslo, NOR | 20.82 |
| 2 | Shot Put | 2012 | Shanghai, CHN | 20.93 |
| 2 | Shot Put | 2010 | Eugene, OR, USA | 21.33 |
| 2 | Shot Put | 2010 | Rome, ITA | 21.46 |
| 2 | Shot Put | 2010 | Oslo, NOR | 21.16 |
| 3 | Shot Put | 2012 | Eugene, OR, USA | 21.50 |
| 3 | Shot Put | 2011 | Monaco, MON | 20.98 |
| 4 | Shot Put | 2011 | Brussels, BEL | 21.47 |
| 4 | Shot Put | 2010 | Brussels, BEL | 20.87 |
| 4 | Shot Put | 2010 | Doha, QAT | 20.79 |
| 5 | Shot Put | 2010 | Stockholm, SWE | 20.61 |
| 6 | Shot Put | 2010 | London, GBR | 19.91 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 1 | Shot Put | 2012 | Hengelo, NED | 21.44 |
| 1 | Shot Put | 2012 | Ostrava, CZE | 21.29 |
| 2 | Shot Put | 2012 | Daegu, KOR | 20.72 |
| 3 | Shot Put | 2011 | Zagreb, CRO | 21.40 |
| 4 | Shot Put | 2011 | Berlin, GER | 21.33 |
| 4 | Shot Put | 2011 | Hengelo, NED | 20.96 |
| 5 | Shot Put | 2010 | Zagreb, CRO | 20.27 |
| 6 | Shot Put | 2010 | Berlin, GER | 20.64 |
| Grand Prix | ||||
| 3 | Shot Put | 2008 | Zagreb, CRO | 20.08 |
| World Indoor Championships | ||||
| 4 | Shot Put | 2010 | Doha, QAT | 21.39 |
Hobbies
Boating, travelling. (guadalajara.olympic.ca, 2011)
Education
University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Kamloops Track and Field Club, Kamloops, BC, CAN
Coach
Dr Anatoly Bondarchuk (UKR) from 2005 (Vancouver Sun, 08 Mar 2012)
Sporting relatives
He played American football at high school and received a dozen offers of scholarships but switched to athletics after seeing the physical strain the game took on players' bodies. (torontosun.com, 01 Aug 2010)
Other sports
His younger brother, David, is very active in football, basketball and rugby. (Athletics Canada, 22 Jun 2007)
Debut
2000 for Canada (athletics.ca , 10 Aug 2010)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He began the sport when he was nine. (canada.com, 30 Jul 2010)
Ambitions
To throw over 22m. (cba.ca, 28 Jul 2010)
Hero
He admires his former coach, Derek Evely, for his dedication, drive, sacrifice and his commitment to his athlete's best interests, and has said that this kind of inspiration is what motivates him to continue training. (Athletics Canada, 22 Jun 2007)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"You gotta love what you do. I just want to keep throwing further." (canda.com, 30 Jul 2010)
Awards
In 2011 he was awarded the Jack W. Davies Trophy for overall athlete of the year, F.N.A. Rowell Trophy for outstanding field athlete and the Cal D. Bricker Memorial Trophy for the most outstanding performance. (kamloopsthisweek.com, 21 Dec 2011)
Became the first Canadian to win a world championship medal in a field event in 2011. (huffingtonpost.ca, 02 Sept 2011)
General
TRAINING IN CANADA
He has commented on the difficulties of training in Canada and the advantages of warmer environments. In Canada, he is unable to train outdoors for the hammer without going into sub-zero temperatures and snow. "Outside there would be two feet of snow around the circle, and we'd be out there shovelling it and putting salt on it to melt everything. People upstate don't even do that, they think we're pretty crazy, but I had to do it. It was the only thing I could do to train." (The Daily Texan, 05 Apr 2007)
OLYMPIC HEARTACHE
Despite breaking the national record at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he finished fourth with a throw of 21.04m, missing out on a medal by one centimetre. He has spoken about the burden of constantly being asked about the event and also about the motivation it provides. "It's the one centimetre thing, right? If it was 10 centimetres it would be 'whatever'. It is a competition and that is what competing is about. It gives me that extra rocket fuel going into London."
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
His mother began volunteering at the Kamloops Track and Field Club after her son joined the club and she eventually became club president. (canada.com, 30 Jul 2010)
FRIENDSHIP
He is good friends with Canadian 800m runner Gary Reed. He was hoping to fulfil his duties as best man at Reed's wedding in late 2010 despite only arriving in Canada a few hours before the ceremony. "I am coming back from Europe and I think I get in two hours before the wedding. I will miss the rehearsal. But I have a game plan: I actually have a private plane arranged to take me from Calgary to Kelowna, believe it or not. My buddy is a pilot." (cbc.ca, 28 Jul 2010)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
