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| Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1999 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus, Shot put | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Discus: 69.05m (Ramona, 2024) Shot put: 20.48m (Boston, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roje Stona (born 26 February 1999) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. [1]
He attended St. Jago High School in Spanish Town, Jamaica. [2] He also attended Clemson University and the University of Arkansas. [3] [4]
He won gold in the discus at the 2029 NACAC U23 Championships in Mexico. [5] He won silver in the discus at the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships behind compatriot Kai Chang. [6]
He qualified for the final of the discus at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, finishing sixth overall. [7] He was runner-up to Turner Washington in the discus at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas in June 2023. [8]
He competed in the men’s discus at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and threw 62.57 metres. [9]
In April 2024, Stona achieved the qualifying mark for the discus at the 2024 Summer Olympics in finishing second at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, with a personal best distance of 69.05m. [10]
In 2024, he was invited to rookie minicamps by the NFL teams Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints. 6’6″ and 270 pounds, he did not play American Football competitively at college. [11] He won the discus throw at the LA Grand Prix in May 2024 with a throw of 66.93 metres. [12]
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