Jamaican discus thrower (born 1982)
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
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Jamaica
2000
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
10th
Shot put
11.81 m
2001
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Bridgetown , Barbados
2nd
Shot put
14.63 m
Pan American Junior Championships
Santa Fe, Argentina
11th
Shot put
13.36 m
8th
Discus
43.84 m
2002
Central American and Caribbean Games
San Salvador , El Salvador
4th
Shot put
16.06 m
5th
Discus
48.26 m
2004
NACAC U-23 Championships
Sherbrooke , Canada
6th
Shot put
15.23 m
5th
Discus
50.17 m
2006
Central American and Caribbean Games
Cartagena, Colombia
8th
Shot put
16.47 m
2nd
Discus throw
56.56 m
2007
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
10th
Discus throw
50.09 m
World Championships
Osaka , Japan
28th (q)
Discus throw
55.32 m
2009
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Havana , Cuba
3rd
Discus throw
57.47 m
2010
Central American and Caribbean Games
Mayagüez , Puerto Rico
1st
Discus throw
59.43 m
2011
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Mayagüez , Puerto Rico
1st
Discus throw
60.20 m
World Championships
Daegu , Korea
18th (q)
Discus throw
61.75 m
Pan American Games
Guadalajara , Mexico
7th
Discus throw
58.91 m
2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
39th (q)
Discus throw
57.46 m
2014
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow, United Kingdom
3rd
Discus throw
62.34 m
IAAF Continental Cup
Marrakesh, Morocco
3rd
Discus throw
62.70 m
2015
World Championships
Beijing, China
22nd (q)
Discus throw
60.85 m
See also
References
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