What is C. J. Hunter?
{{Infobox sportsperson | name = C. J. Hunter | image = | caption = | fullname = Cottrell James Hunter III | birth_date = {{birth date|1968|12|14|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|28|1968|12|14}} | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]}} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999 Sevilla]]|Shot Put}} {{MedalBronze|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|1997 Athens]]|Shot Put}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}} {{MedalGold| [[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]] | [[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games|Shot Put]]}} }} '''Cottrell James Hunter III''' (December 14, 1968 – November 28, 2021) was an American [[shot put]]ter and coach. He was the 1999 [[World Champions in athletics (men)|World Champion]]. He was best known for his role in the [[Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative|BALCO scandal]]. He was also married to [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] [[Marion Jones]]. Hunter died on November 29, 2021, at the age of 52.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics: Shot putter CJ Hunter, Marion Jones’ ex-husband, has died |url=https://www.theindianpaper.com/blog/athletics-shot-putter-cj-hunter-marion-jones-ex-husband-has-died/ |access-date=2021-12-17 |archive-date=2021-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130212846/https://www.theindianpaper.com/blog/athletics-shot-putter-cj-hunter-marion-jones-ex-husband-has-died/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Le lanceur de poids américain CJ Hunter est mort|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/Le-lanceur-de-poids-americain-cj-hunter-est-mort/1302169|access-date=2021-11-30|website=L'Équipe|language=fr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, C.J.}} [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American track and field athletes]] [[Cate