Chad Wright JAM   
Date of birth: 25 March 91
Age: 33 years 32 days
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 110 kg
Club/team: Legacy Athletics Jamaica
Discus Throw Olympic finalist 2021
Discus Throw NCAA Champion 2012
Discus Throw (1.75kg) 5th at World Junior Championships 2010
2 National Titles
Shot Put World Indoor Alltime no. 807 19.02 Geneva OH 28 Feb 2014
Shot Put World Alltime no. 933 19.39 Columbus OH 12 May 2013
Discus Throw World Alltime no. 158 66.54 Kingston 8 Feb 2020
Discus Throw (1.75kg) World Junior Alltime no. 61 63.11 George Town 3 Apr 2010

PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
Shot Put (6kg)
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  18.87w    NJR1-19Spanish Town13 Jun
 
Shot Put
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  17.77w    2Lincoln NE1 May
2012  18.63w    5Madison WI13 May
2013  19.39w    1Columbus OH12 May
2014  19.15w    13Eugene OR11 Jun
2015  18.45w    6Dakar23 May
2016  18.25w    1Manchester16 Jan
2017  17.63w    2Merksem29 Jul
2018  17.99w    3Heusden21 Jul
2019  17.55w    5Huizingen24 Aug
2021  16.68w    1Huizingen14 Aug
2022  17.18w    3Kingston29 Jan
2023  16.80w    1Braine-l'Alleud28 May
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  18.04iw    2College Station TX12 Feb
2012  18.27iw    3Lincoln NE21 Jan
2013  18.86iw    2Geneva OH22 Feb
2014  19.02iw    4Geneva OH28 Feb
2015  17.93iw    4Lincoln NE7 Feb
 
Discus Throw (1.6kg)
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  54.44w    2-HSPhiladelphia PA25 Apr
2010  58.50w    1-HSPhiladelphia PA24 Apr
 
Discus Throw (1.75kg)
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  51.04w    2-19Spanish Town14 Mar
2010  63.11w    AJR1-19George Town3 Apr
 
Discus Throw
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  54.66w   NU20R 2Kingston27 Jun
2011  57.88w    3Gainesville FL16 Apr
2012  62.88w    1c2Lincoln NE17 Jun
2013  63.74w    2Eugene OR7 Jun
2014  63.96w    1West Lafayette IN17 May
2015  65.03w    2La Jolla CA25 Apr
2016  64.45w    3Salinas CA28 May
2017  62.53w    3Kingston20 May
2018  65.47w    1Schifflange29 Jul
2019  65.13w    1Mol10 Aug
2020  66.54w    2Kingston8 Feb
2021  62.93w    12qTokyo30 Jul
2022  63.30w    3Kingston25 Jun
2023  63.85w    2Antwerpen3 Jun
2024  65.00w    11Ramona OK14 Apr

IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
Shot Put (6kg)
CAC 2010: 1-1918.32
WJ 2010: 13q-1918.33
Discus Throw (1.75kg)
CAC 2010: 2-1960.52
WJ 2010: 5-1960.33 6q-1959.55
Discus Throw
CAC 2013: 160.79A
CWG 2014: 660.33 5q61.08
WC 2015: 17q61.53
WUG 2015: 460.10
WC 2019: 26q60.60
OG 2021: 962.56 12q62.93
WC 2022: 25q60.31

PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
Shot Put (6kg)
Outdoor18.87    Spanish Town13 Jun 2010
 
Shot Put
Outdoor19.39    Columbus OH12 May 2013
Indoor19.02    Geneva OH28 Feb 2014
 
Discus Throw (1.6kg)
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor58.50    Philadelphia PA24 Apr 2010
 
Discus Throw (1.75kg)
Outdoor63.11    George Town3 Apr 2010
 
Discus Throw
Outdoor66.54    Kingston8 Feb 2020

AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS


Discus Throw, 10 best results (legal):
66.54   2Kingston8 Feb 2020
65.47   1Schifflange29 Jul 2018
65.13   1Mol10 Aug 2019
65.03   2La Jolla CA25 Apr 2015
65.02   1Schifflange18 Aug 2019
65.00   11Ramona OK14 Apr 2024
64.77   2Spanish Town9 Mar 2024
64.59   1Huizingen24 Aug 2019
64.45   3Salinas CA28 May 2016
64.25   3Kingston10 Feb 2024
 
Average: 65.025
 

Shot Put, 10 best results (legal):
19.39   1Columbus OH12 May 2013
19.15   13Eugene OR11 Jun 2014
19.02i  4Geneva OH28 Feb 2014
18.95   5Eugene OR5 Jun 2013
18.95   3Kingston23 Jun 2013
18.90   5qAustin TX24 May 2013
18.90i  1Lincoln NE25 Jan 2014
18.90   1Fayetteville AR5 Apr 2014
18.86i  2Geneva OH22 Feb 2013
18.77i  3Lincoln NE2 Feb 2013
 
Average: 18.979
 

Discus Throw (1.75kg), 10 best results (legal):
63.11   1-19George Town3 Apr 2010
61.07   1-19Spanish Town12 Jun 2010
60.52   2-19Santo Domingo4 Jul 2010
60.33   5-19Moncton24 Jul 2010
59.55   6q-19Moncton23 Jul 2010
59.30   2-19Kingston6 Mar 2010
58.88   -19Kingston20 Feb 2010
58.86   1-19Kingston25 Mar 2010
55.51   1-19Spanish Town13 Mar 2010
55.46   2-19Kingston23 Jan 2010
 
Average: 59.259
 

Total results in db: 303

By event:

Shot Put (6kg):6
Shot Put:91
Discus Throw (1.6kg):2
Discus Throw (1.75kg):14
Discus Throw:190

IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

Discus Throw
59.71iw
WL SB
1KingstonKingston5 Jan 
61.86iw
SB
1Spanish TownSpanish Town20 Jan 
  61.19 SB 61.35 SB 57.80 61.85 SB 61.86 SB 61.30
61.13iw
1KingstonKingston27 Jan 
  59.37 61.13 59.42
64.25iw
SB
3KingstonKingston10 Feb 
  64.11 SB 63.53 61.51 64.25 SB 63.22 61.82
64.77iw
SB
2Spanish TownSpanish Town9 Mar 
  62.43 61.99 61.98 64.77 SB 62.95 61.00
62.42iw
3KingstonKingston16 Mar 
  59.45 X 62.23 59.45 61.03 62.42
62.37iw
3Ramona OKRamona OK12 Apr 
  59.64 60.72 X X 62.37 X
65.00iw
SB (18)
11Ramona OKRamona OK14 Apr 
  58.88 65.00 SB X
61.98iw
2KingstonKingston20 Apr 
  60.35 60.08 61.98 61.78 61.64 60.78

TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2010OutdoorShot Put (6kg)2118.87
2010OutdoorDiscus Throw (1.75kg)463.11
2012OutdoorDiscus Throw6062.88
2013OutdoorShot Put8519.39
2013OutdoorDiscus Throw3863.74
2013IndoorShot Put8418.86
2014OutdoorDiscus Throw3863.96
2014IndoorShot Put8119.02
2015OutdoorDiscus Throw2465.03
2016OutdoorDiscus Throw4164.45
2017OutdoorDiscus Throw5262.53
2018OutdoorDiscus Throw2465.47
2019OutdoorDiscus Throw2765.13
2020OutdoorDiscus Throw1066.54
2021OutdoorDiscus Throw6062.93
2022OutdoorDiscus Throw4863.30
2023OutdoorDiscus Throw4163.85
2024OutdoorDiscus Throw1865.00

WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks Discus Throw
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 6 (finals) 13 Jul 2019 -> 10 Aug 2019 Show/hide
Winstreak 2: 5 (finals) 29 Jul 2018 -> 19 Jan 2019 Show/hide