Dorian Scott
Personal information | |
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Born | East Orange, New Jersey, United States | 1 February 1982
Education | Seton Hall Preparatory School |
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 132 kg (291 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Jamaica |
Event | Shot put |
Medal record | |
Updated on 29 April 2023 |
Dorian Armand Scott (born 1 February 1982 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States) is a Jamaican shot putter.
He set a national record of 20.34 m to win at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[citation needed]
His personal best is 21.45 meters, achieved in March 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida. This was a Jamaican record before O'Dayne Richards broke it at the 2015 Pan American Games with a throw of 21.69.[citation needed]
Scott attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey and Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.[1]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Jamaica | |||||
2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 10th | Shot put | 17.02 m |
2004 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 3rd | Shot put | 17.62 m |
2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | Shot put | 20.21 m |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 25th (q) | Shot put | 18.33 m | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 2nd | Shot put | 19.75 m |
World Cup | Athens, Greece | 5th | Shot put | 20.21 m | |
2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | Shot put | 20.06 m |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 9th (q) | Shot put | 20.01 m[2] | |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 5th | Shot put | 20.29 m |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 15th (q) | Shot put | 19.94 m | |
2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | Shot put | 18.92 m |
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 2nd | Shot put | 20.69 m | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 10th | Shot put | 20.61 m |
References
[edit]- ^ Dorian Scott Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, CSTV. Accessed 28 October 2007.
- ^ No mark in the final
External links
[edit]- Dorian Scott at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorian Scott". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.