Jason Morgan (discus thrower)

Jason Morgan

Jason Morgan in 2015
Personal information
Nickname	Dadz
Born	(1982-10-06) 6 October 1982 (age 42) Kingston, Jamaica
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	139 kg (306 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event	Discus throw
College team	Louisiana Tech
Coached by	Self
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Discus throw: 68.19m
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Jamaica Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Discus throw CAC Championships 2011 Mayagüez Discus throw 2009 Havana Discus throw Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayagüez Discus throw 2006 Cartagena Discus throw CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 2001 Bridgetown Shot put Representing Americas Continental Cup 2014 Marrakesh Discus throw

Jason Morgan (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican discus thrower. On 6 June 2015 Morgan achieved the Jamaican record in the discus throw (68.19 meters). ^[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

• List of Jamaican records in athletics

References

1. REID, Paul A (12 May 2012). "Jason Morgan breaks discus national record". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
2. "2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, men's discus throw final" (in Spanish). 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games organising committee. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

External links

• Jason Morgan at World Athletics