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{{short description|American shot putter}}
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'''Teri Steer-Cantwell''' (born October 30, 1975, in [[Crete, Nebraska]]) is an American [[shot put]]ter.

==Career==
In 1999, she won [[bronze medal]]s at the [[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] and the [[1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]], and finished ninth at the [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]. She attended [[Southern Methodist University]] (SMU) in [[Dallas, Texas]].

Her personal best throw is {{convert|19.21|m}}, achieved in April 2001 in [[Des Moines, Iowa]].

In 2019, she was inducted into the [[SMU Mustangs]] Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web | title=Teri Steer (2019) - Hall of Fame | access-date=May 22, 2024 | url=https://smumustangs.com/honors/hall-of-fame/teri-steer/105 | work=smumustangs.com }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Steer-Cantwell is married to shot putter [[Christian Cantwell]]. She hails from [[Crete, Nebraska]] and currently resides in [[Columbia, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtccca.org/Clinic%20Info.htm |title=Current Clinic info |website=www.mtccca.org |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021121143342/http://www.mtccca.org/Clinic%20Info.htm |archive-date=21 November 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On May 27, 2008, she gave birth to her first son, Jackson Daniel Cantwell, 11-pounds 2-ounces.

==International competitions==
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!colspan="5"|Representing the {{USA}}
|-
|1994
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]] 
|[[Lisbon, Portugal]]
|15th (q)
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|14.46 m]]
|-
|1998
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, United States]]
|5th
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Goodwill Games – Results#Shot put 2|18.30 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1999
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] 
|[[Maebashi, Japan]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put|18.86 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] 
|[[Winnipeg]], Manitoba, Canada
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games – Women's shot put|18.03 m]]
|-
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|9th
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|18.04 m]]
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|22nd (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|16.34 m]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{World Athletics}}
*[http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2004/Steer_Teri.asp USATF profile]

{{USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's shot put}}
{{Footer US NC shot put Women}}
{{Footer USA Track & Field 2000 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Crete, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from Nebraska]]
[[Category:American female shot putters]]
[[Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Southern Methodist University alumni]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportswomen]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:SMU Mustangs women's track and field athletes]]


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