Justin ("Judo") Anlezark (born 14 August 1977 in Katherine, Northern Territory) is an Australian male shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.96 metres, achieved in April 2003 in Brisbane.
Anlezark was the first Australian male to reach a World Championship Shot Put final in 2003, and his 4th-place finish remains the best ever performance by an Australian man in a throwing event at this level. He followed this up with a sixth-place finish at the 2004 Olympics, another best ever performance by an Australian in his event.
After the 2004 Olympics, Anlezark had a few mediocre seasons, but after throwing 20.33 and 20.41 at the Loughborough International meet in 2008, selectors nominated Anlezark to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection in the team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He joined Scott Martin making this the first Olympics since Melbourne in 1956 that Australia was represented by two male shotputters. Neither of them reached the final round.
Achievements Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal12thShot put15.67 m23rd (q)Discus45.18 m1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia2ndShot put18.21 m13th (q)Discus48.70 m1998World CupJohannesburg, South Africa7thShot put18.26 mRepresenting OceaniaCommonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia7thShot put18.44 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada27th (q)Shot put18.70 mGoodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia7thShot put19.42 m2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom 1stShot put20.91 mWorld CupMadrid, Spain 2ndShot put20.77 m2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom5thShot put20.65 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France4thShot put20.61 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco7thShot put19.96 m2004Olympic GamesOlympia, Greece6thShot put20.31 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China16th (q)Shot put19.91 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany13th (q)Shot put19.94 m
In 1996 he won the national title in the men's discus throw.
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