Jason Morgan (discus thrower)
Appearance
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Nickname | Dadz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kingston, Jamaica | 6 October 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 139 kg (306 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Louisiana Tech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Self | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | Discus throw: 68.19m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jason Morgan (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican discus thrower. On 6 June 2015 Morgan achieved the Jamaican record in the discus throw (68.19meters).[1]
He won the silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[2] He also competed at the 2007 World Championships 2011 World Championships and 2012 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.
Achievements
Competition record
See also
References
- ^ REID, Paul A (12 May 2012). "Jason Morgan breaks discus national record". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, men's discus throw final" (in Spanish). 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games organising committee. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
External links
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Jamaican male discus throwers
- Louisiana Tech University alumni
- Olympic athletes for Jamaica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica
- Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Jamaican athletics biography stubs