Payton Otterdahl

Personal information
Born	(1996-04-02)April 2, 1996 (age 29) Rosemount, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
College team	North Dakota State University
Club	ASICS
Coached by	Justin St. Clair
Achievements and titles
Personalbests	Shot put outdoor: 22.59 m (2024) Shot put indoor: 21.81 m (2019)

Payton Otterdahl (born April 2, 1996) is an American maleshot putter who competed in the2020 Summer Olympics & the2024 Summer Olympics.

Payton Otterdahl was born to Cory and Shannon Otterdahl and grew up in Rosemount, Minnesota. After graduating from Rosemount High School, he attended North Dakota State University from 2014 to 2018. His senior season culminated in him sweeping the NCAA titles in indoor throwing events, becoming only the 2nd man to ever win the shot put and weight throw at the NCAA Championships.^[1]In winter 2019, at 23 years, his explosion, with 2nd world best measure (hispersonal best 21.81 m at time) in the world top listsIAAF and the 25th place in the newIAAF World Rankings.^[2]

In 2021 at the age of 25, Otterdahl took third at the2020 USA Olympic Trials in order to qualify for the United States Olympic team. Otterdahl's throw of 21.92m was enough to compete in the Olympics alongside teammatesJoe Kovacs (22.34m) andRyan Crouser (23.37m).^[3] In the qualifying rounds, Otterdahl squeaked into the finals with a throw of 20.90m. Despite making the finals, Otterdahl struggled at ended up 10th place with a throw of 20.32m.

In 2023 at the age of 27, Otterdahl qualified for the2023 World Athletic Championships. In the qualifying round, Otterdahl's second throw of 21.54m in the qualifying round automatically qualified him for the final. Otterdahl finished 5th overall with a throw of 21.86m.^[4] This was Otterdahl's first major championship top five finish.^[5]

At the2024 USA Olympic Trials, Otterdahl once again took third place behind both Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs. Otterdahl's fifth round throw of 22.26m moved him aboveJordan Giest (21.79m) for his second Olympic appearance.^[6] In the qualifying rounds for the2024 Olympics, Otterdhal's throw of 21.52m automatically qualified him for the Olympic final. Otterdahl's throw of 22.03m resulted in him taking fourth overall at the 2024 Olympics.^[7]

• Shot put (Outdoor):22.59 m,Drake Relays,Des Moines, April 24, 2024
• Shot put (Indoor):21.81 m,Summit League Championships, February 23, 2019

• Payton Otterdahl atWorld Athletics
• Payton Otterdahl atTFRRS
• Payton Otterdahl atwww.USATF.org
• Payton Otterdahl atTeam USA (archive March 21, 2023)
• Payton Otterdahl atOlympics.com
• Payton Otterdahl atOlympedia
• Payton Otterdahl at theParis 2024 Summer Olympics (archived,alternate link)

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