Jason Morgan (discus thrower)
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Nickname | Dadz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 the 2015 World championships and 2012 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. He is the first Jamaican in history to compete at a World championships in Athletics in the discus throw.
Achievements
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 ]
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- 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 Championships winners
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs track and field athletes
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