20 Facts About Ryan Whiting

Ryan Whiting represented the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, 2013 World Championships in Athletics, 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2012 London Olympics.

Ryan Whiting competed for the Arizona State Sun Devils collegiately and won six NCAA titles while there.

Ryan Whiting was the 2011,2013,2014 American indoor champion.

Ryan Whiting was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Kent and Jill Whiting.

Ryan Whiting made his international debut at the 2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, where he won both events with personal record marks.

Ryan Whiting was chosen as the Gatorade Male Track and Field Athlete of the year, ranking him as the top American high school track-and-fielder.

Ryan Whiting started a majoring in civil engineering at Arizona State University in 2006 and began competing athletically for the Arizona State Sun Devils in 2007.

Ryan Whiting did not bring his indoor form to the outdoor season and was runner-up in the shot at both the Pac-10 and NCAA outdoor championships.

Ryan Whiting ranked top ten in the discus at the NCAA meet and placed sixth in the shot put at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Ryan Whiting performed well at the season-ending 2008 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, taking the shot put gold and discus silver medals.

Ryan Whiting had a string of victories outdoors, taking the Pac-10, NCAA West, and NCAA Outdoor titles.

Ryan Whiting again was ranked top ten in the shot put at the USA national championships.

Ryan Whiting swept the Pac-10 outdoor shot put and discus throw titles before going on to claim the same double at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Ryan Whiting signed up with Nike Inc in 2010, while still at Arizona State, and began to compete on the American track and field circuit that year.

Ryan Whiting was runner-up to Christian Cantwell at the 2010 USA Indoor Championships and placed fifth at the USA Outdoors.

Ryan Whiting secured his first national title at the 2011 USA Indoor Championships, easily beating second-placed Dan Taylor.

Ryan Whiting came fourth at the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, but because Cantwell automatically entered as defending champion, Whiting still gained a spot for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.

Ryan Whiting performed well on the IAAF Diamond League circuit, having top three finishes on the Doha, Lausanne and Zurich legs in 2011.

Ryan Whiting did not match this form outdoors that year, but still managed a number of podium finishes on the 2011 IAAF Diamond League circuit.

Ryan Whiting finished 1st in the Shot Put on 7 March 2014 at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships.