Chad Wright

Chad Wright

Personal information
Born	(1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 34) Kingston, Jamaica [1]
Education	University of Nebraska–Lincoln [2]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	116 kg (256 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Discus throw, shot put
Coached by	H. Michael Vassell
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Jamaica NACAC Championships 2025 Freeport Shot put

Chad Dimitri Wright (born 25 March 1991) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the discus throw. ^[3] He became the first Jamaican to reach an Olympic men's discus final at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. ^[4]

He has represented Jamaica at the 2015 Beijing World Championships of Athletics and also at the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships. He is a 2 time national champion in the men's discus. He is the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Games champion in the discus. He finished sixth at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and fourth at the 2015 Summer Universiade. He is the 2012 NCAA Discus Champion while representing the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Jamaica
2009	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	6th	Shot put (6 kg)	15.95 m
			3rd	Discus (1.75 kg)	50.62 m
2010	CARIFTA Games (U20)	George Town, Cayman Islands	3rd	Shot put (6 kg)	18.19 m
			1st	Discus (1.75 kg)	63.11 m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	1st	Shot put (6 kg)	18.32 m
			2nd	Discus (1.75 kg)	60.52 m
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	13th (q)	Shot put (6 kg)	18.33 m
			5th	Discus (1.75 kg)	60.33 m
2012	NACAC U23 Championships	Irapuato, Mexico	4th	Discus	56.92 m
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	1st	Discus	60.79 m
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6th	Discus	60.33 m
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	4th	Discus	60.10 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	17th (q)	Discus	61.53 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	25th (q)	Discus	60.60 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	9th	Discus	62.56 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	25th (q)	Discus	60.31 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put – 19.39 (Columbus 2013)
• Discus throw – 66.54 (Excelsior High School - 08 Feb 2020)

Indoor

• Shot put – 19.02 (Geneva 2014) ^[5]

References

1. "2014 CWG profile". Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
2. "2015 WSG profile". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
3. Chad Wright at World Athletics
4. "Julian Robinson expecting discus medals for talented Jamaican crop". Jamaica Gleaner. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
5. "Division I Men. Highlights" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

• Chad Wright at World Athletics
• Chad Wright at Olympedia
• Chad Wright at Olympics.com