![]() Jason Morgan in 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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 and 2012 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.
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