Keshorn Walcott

Keshorn Walcott
ORTT
Walcott at the 2012 London Olympics
Personal information
Born (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993
Toco, Trinidad and Tobago
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bests90.16 m NR (2015)
Medal record
Men's javelin throw
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
Olympic Games
2012 London Javelin throw
2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw
World Championships
2025 Tokyo Javelin throw
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Javelin throw
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Javelin throw
2019 Lima Javelin throw
Continental Cup
2014 Marrakesh Javelin throw
World Junior Championships
2012 Barcelona Javelin throw

Keshorn "Keshie" Walcott, ORTT (born 2 April 1993) is a Trinidadian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He is the 2012 Olympic champion and the 2025 World champion. He is the first Caribbean male athlete, as well as the first of African descent, to win the gold medal in a throwing event in the history of the Olympics. He is also the holder of the North, Central American and Caribbean junior record.

Walcott is the youngest Olympic gold medallist in the men's javelin (19 years 131 days), and the first athlete in any track and field event to win World Junior and Olympic titles in an individual event the same year. He is also the second-oldest gold medallist in the men's javelin at the World Championships (32 years 169 days).

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