Joshua Cinnamo (born February 18, 1981), is an American Paralympic athlete.[1] Cinnamo competes in the F46 classification, as described by the International Paralympic Committee and World Para Athletics.[2]

Josh Cinnamo
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Cinnamo
Born (1981-02-18) February 18, 1981 (age 43)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Sport
SportPara-athletics
Disability classF46
EventShot put
ClubVelaasa Track Club
Coached byDr. Lawrence Judge
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing the  United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F46
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Paris Shot put F46
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Shot put F46
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Shot put F46
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Shot put F46

Career

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Josh Cinnamo has most recently competed in the 2023 edition of the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France. Cinnamo earned a silver medal with a throw of 16.00m. This is the second medal in as many chances at the World Championships.

In 2021, Cinnamo participated in the delayed, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games where threw his way to the bronze medal. This was Cinnamo's first Paralympic Games. Here are results for Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put.

Cinnamo has also competed at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, in Dubai. There, he notably won the gold medal in the final of the Shot PutF46 event with a world record throw of 16.80m. This was Cinnamo's first World Para Athletics medal after finishing fourth in the 2017 edition hosted in London, England.[3][4]

Earlier in 2019, Cinnamo competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. There he won a gold medal and set a new world record of 16.49m (previous mark 15.98m) in the Shot Put – F46 final; the first of two world record setting throws for the year.[5]

Cinnamo has competed at the highest levels of adaptive athletics, including Crossfit, Strongman and powerlifting. As a member (and executive director) of Team Some Assembly Required, Cinnamo finished 2nd at the Arnold Sports Festival's World's Strongest Disabled Man.

References

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  1. ^ "Team US Bio". Team USA. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Joshua Cinnamo – Athletics". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ Spiros, Dean. "Lakeville athlete is world champ". hometownsource.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Dubai 2019 – Schedule & Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ^ Spiros, Dean. "World class spirit: Lakeville man sets world record in the shot put". hometownsource.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.