Wilbert Walker

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Wilbert Walker
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Hamilton Heptathlon
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Port of Spain Heptathlon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Hamilton Long jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Hamilton Triple jump
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Bridgetown Long jump

Wilbert Walker (born 7 January 1985) is a Jamaican triple jumper. His personal best jump is 16.47 metres (indoor), achieved in March 2006 in Boston. He also has 8.13 metres in the long jump, achieved in May 2006 in Emporia.

He finished twelfth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and finished eighth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He recently achieved a new mark of 16.76 in the men's triple jump at the Jamaica national trials in June of this year, he went on to the cac games where he finished fourth with a leap of 16.65 meters.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2001 CARIFTA Games (U17) Bridgetown, Barbados 3rdLong jump6.62m (1.9 m/s)
2003 CARIFTA Games (U20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1stHeptathlon4837 pts
Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 6thLong jump7.17 m
6thTriple jump14.88 m
2004 CARIFTA Games (U20) Hamilton, Bermuda 1stHeptathlon4977 pts w
2ndLong jump7.49m w (2.4 m/s)
2ndTriple jump15.69 w (2.2 m/s)
World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 12thLong jump 7.10 m (wind: +0.9 m/s)
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 6thTriple jump 16.03 m (w)
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8thTriple jump 16.33 m
NACAC U-23 Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 4thLong jump 7.65 m (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2ndTriple jump 16.18 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 11th (q)Long jump 7.40 m
3rdTriple jump 16.35 m
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4thTriple jump 16.65 m
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 5thTriple jump 16.85 m
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3rdTriple jump 16.01 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 24th (q)Triple jump 15.97 m
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 6thTriple jump 15.73 m

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