Jason Morgan (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican discus thrower. On 6 June 2015 Morgan achieved the Jamaican record in the discus throw (68.19meters).[1]
![]() Jason Morgan in 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Dadz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kingston, Jamaica | 6 October 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 139 kg (306 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Louisiana Tech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Self | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | Discus throw: 68.19m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He won the silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[2] He also competed at the 2007 World Championships 2011 World Championships the 2015 World championships and 2012 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. He is the first Jamaican in history to compete at a World championships in Athletics in the discus throw.
Achievements
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edit- ^ REID, Paul A (12 May 2012). "Jason Morgan breaks discus national record". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, men's discus throw final" (in Spanish). 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games organising committee. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
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