Shadae Lawrence

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Shadae Lawrence
Personal information
Born (1995-12-31) 31 December 1995 (age 29)
Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica [1]
Education Kansas State University
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Discus throw
College team KSU Wildcats
Now coaching University of South Florida

Shadae Lawrence (born 31 December 1995) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the discus throw. [3] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final. She has qualified for the event for the 2020 Summer Olympics as well.

Lawrence is from Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. [4] She was an NCAA champion thrower for the Kansas State Wildcats track and field team, winning the discus throw at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [5]

On May 22, 2021, she broke the Jamaican National Record with a personal best throw of 67.05 metres set in Tucson, AZ. [6]

Lawrence is currently an assistant coach for the South Florida Bulls track and field team. [7]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2014 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20)		 Morelia, Mexico 1st46.25 m
World Junior Championships Eugene, United Kingdom 14th (q) 48.44 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22nd (q) 57.09 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 15th (q) 59.25 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 7th 58.99 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (q) 58.51 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th 62.12 m

References

  1. ↑ team bio
  2. ↑ "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Shadae Lawrence at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "Jamaica's Lawrence sets platform for women's discus glory". jamaicaobserver.com .
  5. ↑ "Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ↑ @paulmerca70601 (22 May 2021). "And we just had a second national record in the discus" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2023– via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Several Bulls Set to Compete in Olympic Track & Field Trials". USF Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2021.


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