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Josh Boateng
Personal information
Nationality Grenada
Born (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 27)
St. George's, Grenada
Height63
Weight280 lb (127 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventDiscus throw
College teamTexas A&M–Commerce Lions ( currently )
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsDiscus Throw 61.00mNR[1]
Discus Throw 57.19 1.750kg) NJR
Discus Throw 51.24 (1.500kg)
Shot Put 17.77m NR (Indoor)[2]
Shot Put 18.70m(Outdoor)NR
Hammer Throw 44.25m

Josh Boateng (born 28 March 1997) is a Grenadian Shot Put and Discus thrower.And National Record holder in both events[3] He is also the current National Junior Record Holder in the Discus.

College career

2018

On 20 January 2018 he broke the National Record (Indoor) Shot Put throw of 16.77m at the Pima Aztec Indoor Invitational in Tucson Arizona.[4] On 24 March 2018 he reset the Outdoor Shot Put Record with a throw of 17.78m at the UTEP Springtime Invitational.[5] He further improved on the Shot Put record on 3 May at the NJCAA Region I Track & Field Championships in Mesa Arizona with a throw of 18.08m.[6] He further went on to increase to 18.11m in a second place finish at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships and won the discus competition with a throw of 55.97m.

2019

Josh began his 2019 season representing for the Texas A&M University-Commerce at the Pittsburg State Invitational on the 26th of January.[7] His 17.41m throw served as both a New School Record as well as a Grenadian Indoor Record. He went on to improve on those records with a 17.77 at the Gorilla[8] Classic meet on the 9th February.[9] He went on to win the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championships at Texas Tech University on February 17 with a 17.69m performance at Shot Put.[10]

On March 29 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, Josh was able to equal his own Grenadian National Record in the Shot Put. He also had a 56.80m[11] performance in the Discus.[12] As a result of these performances he was to be named Lone Star Conference Athlete of the Week for the second time.[13] On the following week Josh claimed the National Discus Record with a throw of 59.37 thus breaking the 15 year old record.[14] He earn a third consecutive Lone Star Conference co-Field Athlete of the Week nod for his efforts.[15] On the 11th of April at the East Texas Invitational he further extended his National Record to 60.77m. In doing so he also broke a thirty six year old school record.[16] He received his fourth consecutive selection as athlete of the week in the Lonestar Conference.[17] On April 25, 2019 at Abilene Christian University's Oliver Jackson Twilight Josh extended his National and School Record in the Discus Throw to 61m. He first Athlete from his school to ever go over 200 feet at 61.00 meters (200-1), notching the fourth-longest throw in Division II history all-time.[18][19] Following this performance he was named USTFCCCA Division II athlete of the week[20][21] He went on to be named USTFCCCA South Central Region Field Athlete of the Year.[22]

2020

Josh Opened his 2020 Campaign at the Corky Classic hosted by Texas Tech. He earned a provisional mark in the men's shot put at 16.50 meters (54-1 ¾) on his first throw of the season, ranking 17th in the nation.[23][24]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Grenada
2014 CARIFTA Games Fort-de-France, Martinique 3rd Discus throw (1.500 kg) (U18) 47.84 m
Summer Youth Olympics Nanjing, China 16th Discus throw (1.500 kg) (U18) 51.24 m[25]
2015 CARIFTA Games Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2nd Discus throw (1.750 kg) (U20) 51.14m [26]
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 6th Discus throw (1.750 kg) (U20) 52.52m[27][28]
2016 CARIFTA Games St. George's, Grenada 1st Discus Throw (1.750 kg) (U20) 57.19m [29]"NJR"
OECS Track & Field Championships Tortola, British Virgin Islands 3rd Discus throw 47.85m[30]
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 16th Discus throw (1.750 kg) 57.04m [31]
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 7th Discus Throw 56.92m [32][33]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7049722/TAMU_Commerce/Josh_Boateng.html
  2. ^ https://www.tfrrs.org/results/52941_3259521.html
  3. ^ https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/grenada/josh-boateng-293393
  4. ^ http://pima-aztec-indoor-invitational.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=10678&do=news&year=2018&pg=1&news_id=507062&folder_id=0#news
  5. ^ http://utep-springtime.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=10907&year=2018&do=info
  6. ^ http://www.regiononecctf.com/results/track/2018/180503NJCAARegionIResults.html
  7. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/1/26/mens-track-and-field-lion-records-fall-at-pittsburg-state-invitational.aspx
  8. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/2/9/lions-wrap-up-indoor-regular-season-at-gorilla-classic.aspx
  9. ^ https://www.commercejournal.com/sports/a-m-commerce-indoor-tracksters-set-some-best-marks-in/article_81b844ee-2fb4-11e9-8b70-b7ec6a73ebab.html
  10. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/2/17/clark-and-sveard-dominate-lion-women-and-men-each-finish-third-at-lsc-championships.aspx
  11. ^ https://www.commercejournal.com/sports/records-fall-for-lions-at-texas-relays/article_0d18bd1c-564c-11e9-8d10-8381803029e7.html
  12. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/3/30/mens-track-and-field-records-fall-and-top-marks-set-for-lions-at-texas-relays.aspx
  13. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/3/mens-track-and-field-minna-svaerd-josh-boateng-earn-lsc-track-field-athletes-of-the-week.aspx
  14. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/6/mens-track-and-field-pair-of-15-year-old-records-fall-for-lions-at-david-noble-relays.aspx
  15. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/10/mens-track-and-field-josh-boateng-wins-third-consecutive-lsc-field-athlete-of-the-week.aspx
  16. ^ http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/27638415/article-TEXAS-A-M-COMMERCE-TRACK---FIELD--Four-school-records-fall-as-Lions-take-both-team-titles-at-East-Texas-Invitational?instance=home_news_bullets
  17. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/17/boateng-clark-and-coby-pick-up-lsc-athlete-of-the-week-awards.aspx
  18. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/25/mens-track-and-field-lions-post-three-top-marks-in-lsc-closing-regular-season-at-oliver-jackson-twilight.aspx
  19. ^ https://lionathletics.com/documents/2019/4/25//oj_2019_pdf_results.pdf
  20. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/30/mens-track-and-field-josh-boateng-named-ustfccca-national-athlete-of-the-week.aspx
  21. ^ http://www.ustfccca.org/2019/04/featured/ncaa-njcaa-otf-national-athletes-of-the-week-april-30#ncaad2m
  22. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/5/17/mens-track-and-field-josh-boateng-named-ustfccca-south-central-region-field-athlete-of-the-year.aspx
  23. ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2020/1/18/lions-open-spring-semester-with-solid-showing-at-corky-classic.aspx
  24. ^ http://www.ntxe-news.com/artman/publish/article_118447.shtml
  25. ^ https://www.iaaf.org/results/youth-olympic-games/2014/2nd-youth-olympic-games-4950/men/discus-throw-1500kg/qualification/result
  26. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150611144052/http://sknaaa.com/results/CariftaGames2015-SKN/
  27. ^ http://results.deltatiming.com/tf/2015-panam-junior-championships/150731F038
  28. ^ https://www.nowgrenada.com/2015/07/grenada-at-panamerican-junior-athletics-championships/
  29. ^ http://www.cfpitiming.com/liveresults/2016_Outdoor/Carifta_2016/160326F016.htm
  30. ^ http://bvi.milesplit.com/meets/242954/results/457689/raw#.V6ukUvkwjIU
  31. ^ https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u20-championships/iaaf-world-u20-championships-bydgoszcz-2016-5680/results/men/discus-throw-1750kg/qualification/summary#resultheader
  32. ^ https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/ATH/PAG2019_ATH_C73S_ATHMDISCUS------------FNL-000100--.pdf
  33. ^ https://www.lima2019.pe/en/results
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