Keshorn Walcott

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Keshorn Walcott

Keshorn Walcott at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality  Trinidad and Tobago
Born (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993
Toco, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 84.58 (London 2012) AJR
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Competitor for  Trinidad and Tobago
Olympic Games
Gold 2012 London Javelin throw
World Junior Championships
Gold 2012 Barcelona Javelin throw
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold 2010 George Town Javelin throw
Gold 2011 Montego Bay Javelin throw
Gold 2012 Hamilton Javelin throw
CAC Junior Championships
Gold 2010 Santo Domingo Javelin throw
Gold 2012 San Salvador Javelin throw
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold 2009 Vieux Fort Javelin throw

Keshorn Walcott, ORTT (born 2 April 1993) is a Trinidadian javelin thrower.

He is a three-time winner in the Under-20 javelin throw at the CARIFTA Games, setting a new North, Central American and Caribbean Junior record in 2012.[1] He improved this record on 27 May 2012 with 80.11 m in Havana.[2]

He won the Olympic gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a result of 84.58 meters, beating Ukraine's Oleksandr Pyatnytsa and Finland's Antti Ruuskanen,[3] becoming the youngest-ever Olympic champion in javelin throw[4] and the second non-European to ever win the Olympic gold in men's javelin throw since Cy Young in Helsinki in 1952.[5] His throw was a new North, Central American and Caribbean Junior record.

Walcott is currently coached by Cuban-born Ismael Mastrapa of the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago.[6]

Competition record

Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
2009 CARIFTA Games (U17) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 1st Javelin throw (700g) 59.30 m
World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 13th (q) Javelin throw (700g) 66.72 m
2010 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 1st Javelin throw 63.41 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st Javelin throw 67.01 m
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 16th (q) Javelin throw 66.05 m
2011 CARIFTA Games (U20) Hamilton, Bermuda 1st Javelin throw 72.04 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4th Javelin throw 70.98 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 7th Javelin throw 75.77 m
2012 CARIFTA Games (U20) Hamilton, Bermuda 1st Javelin throw 77.59 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Javelin throw 82.83 m
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st Javelin throw 78.64 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 1st Javelin throw 84.58 m (NR)
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 19th (q) Javelin throw 78.78 m

Seasonal bests by year

  • 2010 - 67.01
  • 2011 - 75.77
  • 2012 - 84.58
  • 2013 - 84.39

References

  1. ↑ Lendore, Thomas in World top four
  2. ↑ Kwame Laurence (1 June 2012). "Walcott throws at Junior Champs". www.usportt.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012. 
  3. ↑ Palmer, Justin (11 August 2012). "Trinidad's Walcott takes surprise javelin gold". Reuters. Retrieved 11 August 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Walcott wins men's javelin gold for Trinidad and Tobago". Washington Post. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012. 
  5. ↑ Stafford, Ian (11 August 2012). "Trinidad teenager Walcott completes remarkable double by landing javelin gold". Mail Online (Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers Ltd). Retrieved 12 August 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Anil: Astounding, amazing, spectacular". Trinidad Express. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012. 

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