# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/adam-nelson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:07:58.356Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/adam-nelson"
name: "Adam Nelson"
slug: "adam-nelson"
description: "Adam McCright Nelson is a retired American shot putter and Olympic gold medalist. Nelson competed in three consecutive Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008. In addition to his gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, Nelson won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics."
tagline: "American shot putter"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Adam_Nelson_2010_USA_Outdoor_champ.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1975-07-07"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump