Dorian Scott
Jamaican shot putter (born 1982)
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Born | (1982-02-01) February 1, 1982 (age 42) East Orange, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Seton Hall Preparatory School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 132 kg (291 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 29 April 2023 |
Dorian Armand Scott (born 1 February 1982 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States) is a Jamaican shot putter.
He set a national record of 20.34 m to win at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.
His personal best is 21.45 meters, achieved in March 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida. This was a Jamaican record before O'Dayne Richards broke it at the 2015 Pan American Games with a throw of 21.69.
Scott attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey and Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 10th | Shot put | 17.02 m |
2004 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 3rd | Shot put | 17.62 m |
2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | Shot put | 20.21 m |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 25th (q) | Shot put | 18.33 m | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 2nd | Shot put | 19.75 m |
World Cup | Athens, Greece | 5th | Shot put | 20.21 m | |
2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | Shot put | 20.06 m |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 9th (q) | Shot put | 20.01 m[2] | |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 5th | Shot put | 20.29 m |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 15th (q) | Shot put | 19.94 m | |
2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | Shot put | 18.92 m |
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 2nd | Shot put | 20.69 m | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 10th | Shot put | 20.61 m |
References
- Dorian Scott at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorian Scott". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ Dorian Scott Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, CSTV. Accessed October 28, 2007.
- ^ No mark in the final
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Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's shot put
- 1926: Pedro Rodríguez (CUB)
- 1930: Juan Mendizabal (CUB)
- 1935: Fernando Torres (PUR)
- 1938: Antulio Pietri (PUR)
- 1946: Eduardo Adriana (AHO)
- 1950: Israel Capavete (PUR)
- 1954: Ramón Rosario (PUR)
- 1959: Eduardo Adriana (AHO)
- 1962: Lambertus Rebel (AHO)
- 1966: Fidel Estrada (CUB)
- 1970: Benigno Hodelín (CUB)
- 1974: José Carreño (VEN)
- 1978: Humberto Calvario (CUB)
- 1982: Luis Delís (CUB)
- 1986–1990: Paul Ruiz (CUB)
- 1993: Jorge Montenegro (CUB)
- 1998–2002: Yojer Medina (VEN)
- 2006 – 2010: Dorian Scott (JAM)
- 2014: Mario Cota (MEX)
- 2018: O'Dayne Richards (JAM)
- 2023: Uziel Muñoz (MEX)
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