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Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | 13 January 1997 |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | Javelin throw Triple Jump Shot Put Combined Events |
College team | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Javelin throw 51.13 m (2016) NR Shot Put (Indoor) 13.22m Triple Jump (Indoor) 11.04m Pentathlon 2830 [1] Heptathlon 4412 |
Candesha Scott (born 13 January 1997) is a Grenadian javelin thrower. [2] She became the National Record holder at the discipline at the 2016 Carifta Games with a throw of 51.13m. She Qualified to compete at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland where she failed to qualify for the final of women's javelin. [3] Scott finished 13th overall recording her best throw on the second attempt of her allotted three, throwing 47.86 meters. She has since gained admission into the Central Arizona College. [4] [5] [6]
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
100 m hurdles | 16.43 | Phoenix, AZ | 22 March 2018 |
High jump | 1.49m | Phoenix, AZ | 22 March 2018 |
Shot put | 12.64m | Phoenix, AZ | 22 March 2018 |
200 m | 27.83 | Phoenix, AZ | 22 March 2018 |
Long jump | 5.16m | Phoenix, AZ | 23 March 2018 |
Javelin throw | 49.92m | Phoenix, AZ | 23 March 2018 |
800 m | 3:03.88 | Phoenix, AZ | 23 March 2018 |
Heptathlon | 4412 pts | ![]() | 23 March 2018 |
Indoor | |||
60m hurdles | 9.80 s | Lubbock, Texas | 2 March 2018 |
High jump | 1.44 m | Lubbock, Texas | 2 March 2018 |
Shot put | 13.15 m | Lubbock, Texas | 2 March 2018 |
Long jump | 4.88 | Phoenix, AZ | 26 January 2018 |
800 m | 3:02.32 s | Mesa, AZ | 9 February 2018 |
Pentathlon | 2830 pts | ![]() | 2 March 2018 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2015 | CARIFTA Games | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3rd | Javelin throw (U20) | 45.58m |
2016 | HAMPTON INT'L GAMES | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 1st | Javelin throw | 48.32m [7] |
CARIFTA Games | St. George's, Grenada | 1st | Javelin throw (U20) | 51.13m CR'NR [8] | |
Grenada National Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 1st | Javelin throw | 47.85m | |
OECS Track & Field Championships | Tortola,BVI | 1st | Javelin throw (U20) | 50.35m [9] | |
World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 28th | Javelin throw | 47.86 m [10] | |
2017 | OECS Track And Field Championships | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Grenada | 5th | Shot Put | 12.34m |
1st | Javelin | 50.12m |
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