Keyshawn Strachan

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Keyshawn Strachan
Personal information
Born (2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 19)
The Bahamas
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) NR 84.27 m (2023)
Medal record
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Texas Relay 2023 Record breaker and P.B. Javelin Throw
NACAC U-23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 San Jose Javelin throw
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Kingston Javelin throw
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U18)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 George Town Javelin throw

Keyshawn Strachan, (born 18 December 2003) is a Bahamian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.

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Strachan holds the Bahamian javelin throw national record set in Kingston, Jamaica at the 2022 CARIFTA Games with a throw of 79.89 m. [1] [2]

Strachan also holds the CARIFTA Games Record in the under 18 and under 20 category. He also competed at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. [3]

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References

  1. "Bahamas' Keyshawn Strachan breaks javelin record at Carifta Featured". sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. "Keyshawn Strachan, a towering Bahamian who stands at 6ft 5 inches, set the tone on the opening day when he launched the javelin 79.89m to establish a world lead and championship record, eclipsing the previous mark of 78.28m held by Grenada's 2019 world champion Anderson Peters". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. "Keyshawn Strachan: 'I Tried My Best' At World Under-20s". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 20 April 2022.