The PPC is proud to have some of the athletes that have trained with us participate in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. See the results of the Olympics and short bios on the winner's below. Congratulations!

DWIGHT PHILLIPS
GOLD MEDAL - MENS ATHLETICS LONG JUMP
Event: Long Jump
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
PRs: LJ 8.60m/28-2.75 (2004); TJ 16.41m/53-10.25 (1999)
Born: October 1, 1977 in Decatur, Ga.
Current Residence: Tempe, Ariz.
High School: Tucker (Ga.) '96
Colleges: Kentucky '98; Arizona State '00
Coach: Greg Kraft
Strength Coach: Charles Poliquin
Agent: Caroline Feith
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2004 Olympic gold medalist; 2004 Olympic Trials champion; 2003 World Indoor and Outdoor champion; 2001 U.S. Indoor LJ champ; 8th at 2000 Olympic Games; 8th at 2001 World Outdoor Championships; 2003 USA Outdoor champ; 2nd 2000 Olympic Trials; 2-time NCAA runner-up

With his victory at the World Indoor Championship, Phillips was the first American to win gold since 1989. This was also his first major victory. "I am very excited. I am happy I have this gold medal with me now. I feel like I have been overshadowed in the past because I hadn’t won anything major yet but now I know I am going to get a lot of attention,” he said after his win.



ADAM NELSON
SILVER MEDAL - MENS ATHLETICS SHOT PUT
Event: Shot Put
Height: 6-0
Weight: 255
PR: 22.51m/73-10.25 (2002)
Born: July 7, 1975, in Atlanta, Ga.
Current Residence: Athens, Ga.
High School: Lovett HS, Atlanta, Ga. '93
College: Dartmouth '97
Coach: Robert Weir
Strength Coach: Charles Poliquin
Agent: Paul Doyle
Quote: “Dream huge, think huge, throw huge.”
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2000, 2004 Olympic Trials shot put champion; 2000 & 2004 Olympic silver medalist; 2003, 2001 World Outdoor silver medalist; 2001 Indoor silver medalist; 3-time USA Outdoor champion (2000, ’02, ’04); 2-time USA Indoor champion (2001-’02); 2001 Goodwill Games gold medalist; 1997 NCAA champ; 1994 World Junior gold medalist

It's Every Day
Nelson trains 4-5 hours a day, five days a week (plus two hours on Saturday). When lifting weights, Nelson duplicates the mechanics of his throwing motion, which helps improve his speed in the ring. He also credits plyometrics and bounding work. “My training is going really well, and you will see something really special soon," he said. At competitions, Nelson fires up the crowd with an animated routine before each throw. “I love it when the crowd is into it,” he said.