Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Hoffa to appear on Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Reigning World and U.S. Olympic Trials shot put champion Reese Hoffa will be a guest on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno this evening (July 15), as he prepares for the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Hoffa is making his second Olympic Games appearance after throwing a distance of 22.1m/72 feet 6.25 inches to win at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials - Track & Field. Hoffa also won the Reebok Grand Prix this year (21.29m/69-10.25) and was second at the Nike Prefontaine Classic (21.73m/71-03.50). Indoors, he placed second at the 2008 World Indoor Championships in March.

In 2007, Hoffa won the World and U.S. Outdoor titles. At World Outdoors, he earned the world title with a throw of 22.04m/72-03.75, exceeded the other world competitors in all but one of his throws. Track & Field News ranked Hoffa the #1 men's shot putter in the world in 2007 for the second year in a row.

He is the 2006 World Indoor gold medalist and was second at that meet in 2004. For a complete bio of Reese Hoffa, visit http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Hoffa_Reese.asp

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