Kellion Knibb

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Kellion Knibb
Personal information
Born (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 29)
St. Catherine, Jamaica [1]
Education Florida State University
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus throw
College team Florida State Seminoles

Kellion Knibb (born 25 December 1993) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the discus throw. [3] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without posting a valid throw in the qualification round. She also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games finishing sixth.

Her personal best in the event is 62.07 metres set in Philadelphia in 2017. This is the current national record.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2009 CARIFTA Games (U17) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 4thShot put10.47 m
2ndDiscus throw39.19 m
2ndJavelin throw35.76 m
2011 CARIFTA Games (U20) Montego Bay, Jamaica 2ndShot put13.79 m
2ndDiscus throw42.49 m
2ndJavelin throw45.38 m
2012 CARIFTA Games (U20) Hamilton, Bermuda 4thShot put12.75 m
4thJavelin throw31.41 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 6thDiscus throw 57.39 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Discus throw NM
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 23rd (q)Discus throw 56.73 m

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