Jillian Camarena
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Jillian Camarena-Williams (Jillian Mary "Jill" Camarena-Williams; born 2 March 1982) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 athlete who competes in the shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

. She competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has represented the United States both indoor and outdoors at World Championship-level.

She took back-to-back titles in the shot put at the Pan American Junior Championships in 1999 and 2001. Domestically, she is a two-time USA Outdoor Champion
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is an annual track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport...

 in the shot put, having won in 2006 and 2010
2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 23-27, 2010. In order to boost the visibility of this event, USATF sponsored a member appreciation tent at the event and promoted the entire week as "Membership appreciation...

. Camarena-Williams set an American indoor record
United States records in track and field
The following are the national records in track & field in the United States maintained by USA Track & Field .Key:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF...

 in the shot put to win at the 2011 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
The USA Indoor Track and Field Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport...

, recording a mark of 19.87 meters to improve upon Ramona Pagel
Ramona Pagel
Ramona Pagel is a retired American shot putter. Her personal best put was 20.18 metres, achieved in June 1988 in San Diego. Pagel was affiliated with the San Diego State University.-Achievements:-References:*...

's record which had stood since 1987.

Camarena grew up in California and did her undergraduate work at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

. She began graduate studies at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

 (BYU), but has suspended them for the time being to participate in the Olympics. Camarena is a Latter-day Saint.

Born in Woodland, California
California
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, she is listed at 5 foot 10 inches tall and 250 lbs. She did her undergraduate work at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

 and, being a Latter-day Saint, went for graduate studies at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

. Camarena-Williams married her physiotherapist, Dustin Williams, in 2010.

Achievements

1999 Pan American Junior Championships
1999 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
The 10th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held in Tampa, Florida, on July 9-11, 1999.-Participation :Detailed result lists can be found on the CFPI and on the "World Junior Athletics History"website...

Tampa
Tampa, Florida
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 United States
1st Shot put
2001 Pan American Junior Championships
2001 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
The 11th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo Pedro Candioti in Santa Fe, Argentina, from October 18-20, 2001.-Participation :...

Santa Fe, Argentina
Santa Fe, Argentina
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1st Shot put
2006 World Indoor Championships
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena....

Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

7th Shot put
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The Women's shot put event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 11–12.-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualifying perf. 18.20 or 8 best performers advanced to the Final.-Final:-References:*...

World Cup
2006 IAAF World Cup
The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece....

Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, Greece
Greece
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6th
2007 World Championships
2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...

Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan
10th (qualifiers) Shot put
2008 World Indoor Championships
2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Luis Puig Palace in Valencia, Spain, March 7-9, 2008.-Bid:Valencia was announced the winning bidder by the IAAF on November 13, 2005 at an IAAF Council meeting in Moscow, Russia.-Men:...

Valencia, Spain 14th (qualifiers) Shot put
Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...

Beijing
Beijing
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, China
12th Shot put
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put
The Women's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were and .The event was won by Valerie Vili of New Zealand, with a best throw of 20.56 metres....

2009 World Championships
2009 World Championships in Athletics
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

Berlin
Berlin
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, Germany
12th (qualifiers) Shot put
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put
The women's shot put at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16. Having set a world-leading and Oceanian record of 20.69 m in May, Valerie Vili was a strong favourite and defending champion...

2010 World Indoor Championships
2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 13 and 14 March.-Medalists:-Records:-Qualification standards:-Schedule:-Qualification:...

Doha
Doha
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, Qatar
6th Shot put
2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 13 and 14 March.-Medalists:-Records:-Qualification standards:-Schedule:-Qualification:...

2011 World Championships
2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

Daegu
Daegu
Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...

, South Korea
3rd Shot put
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put
The Women's shot put event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 and 29.There were two main contenders for the gold medal: New Zealander Valerie Vili and Nadzeya Astapchuk of Belarus...

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