Cyrus Hostetler (born August 8, 1986) is an American

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who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.

High school

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, Cyrus lettered in football,

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, and

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. He did not pick up a javelin until his senior year of high school. At the PAC-9 District Meet, Cyrus took first in javelin with a throw of 60.7 meters (199'2" feet) and also placed fifth in

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. He also took third place at the Oregon State Meet, with a throw of 61.49 meters (201'5" feet). Cyrus finished the year at the 2005 USA Junior Nationals with a personal best of 62.55 meters (205'2" feet) and taking fifth place.

College career

Weber State University

In the fall and winter seasons, Cyrus worked on his

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and

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. After straining his elbow at the

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, Cyrus tore his ulnar collateral ligament in a meet at BYU four weeks later. After the season, Cyrus asked to be released, so he could compete for another school the next year.

Lane Community College

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, Cyrus played on the

team as well as the

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team. In his last meet of the 2007 season, Cyrus threw a personal best of 63.56 meters (208'6" feet), placing second at the NWAACC championships. Cyrus competed at the NWAACC conference decathlon in 2008, finishing fourth with 5,995 points. At the NWAACC championships, Cyrus threw a personal best in the javelin with a throw of 73.63 meters (241'7" feet), which qualified him for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. He placed eighteenth in javelin at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

University of Oregon

In his first year at the

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, Cyrus threw a personal best in javelin with a throw of 81.16 meters (272'10" feet). He won the Pac-10 Conference championship and placed fourth in the 2009 NCAA championships. He also placed fourth at the 2009 USA Championships. Two weeks later, Cyrus tore his ACL,

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and

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playing basketball. In his senior year of college, Cyrus won his second straight Pac-10 Conference javelin championship. He placed tenth at the 2010 NCAA championships. He placed ninth in the 2010 USA Championships, after once again tearing his ACL,

, and

on his third throw.

Professional career

Cyrus took third place in

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at the 2011 USA Championships in

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. He also competed at the 2011 Toronto International Track & Field Games, placing second throwing 77.72 meters (255' feet). At the

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, Cyrus earned the silver medal with a season-best throw of 82.24 meters (269'10" feet), also achieving the 2012 Summer Olympics A standard. He placed fifth in javelin at the U.S. Olympic trials, but was one of the three javelin throwers who had the Olympic A standard. In the

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at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Cyrus placed thirty-second in the qualifying with a throw of 75.76 meters.

Seasonal bests by year

*2006 - 62.55 *2007 - 63.56 *2008 - 77.19 *2009 - 83.16 *2010 - 78.19 *2011 - 82.24 *2012 - 81.02 *2013 - 74.93 *2014 - 80.28 *2015 - 75.72 *2016 - 83.83 (5/21) *2017 - 83.12

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hostetler 1986 births Living people American male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes People from Newberg, Oregon Sportspeople from the Portland metropolitan area Track and field athletes from Oregon Lane Titans men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners