COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Former Chanticleer track & field athlete Amber Campbell-Moore has been elected to the 10-member South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2026, the organization announced. 

Campbell-Moore, a 2004 graduate, was a five-time NCAA All-American in the hammer and weight throw and a 16-time Big South Champion during her four years at Coastal Carolina. She owns school records in the weight, indoor shot put, outdoor shot put, discus and the hammer throws. She also was named Big South Women's Track Athlete of the Year each of her final three years. In 2002-03, she was honored as the conference's Female Athlete of the Year.

Campbell had her first international competition at the 2005 World Championships. She then competed in the 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 World Championships. Her first Olympic berth came at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She competed at the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. Campbell advanced to the finals, placing 6th - the highest ever finish by an American woman.

Her personal best is 74.03 m (242 ft 10 in), which was her winning mark at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials in Eugene. The mark is the former W35 Masters World Record.

Campbell is a 2004 graduate with a degree in psychology. In addition to her volunteer status with the Chanticleer program, she works as a personal trainer and a night manager at Sport Doctors.

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