Jason Morgan (athlete)

Jason Morgan

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Dadz
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	October 6, 1982 Kingston, Jamaica
Residence	Ruston, Louisiana
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	139 kg (306 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Discus throw
College team	Louisiana Tech
Coached by	Self
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Discus throw: 68.19m
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Jamaica Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Discus Throw CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 2001 Bridgetown Shot put

Jason Morgan World Class Athlete. Olympian (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican discus thrower. On June 6, 2015 Morgan achieved the Jamaican record in the discus throw (68.19meters).^[1]

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 and 2012 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.

Achievements

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2000	CAC Junior Championships (U20)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	10th	Shot put	11.81 m
2001	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Bridgetown, Barbados	2nd	Shot put	14.63 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	11th	Shot put	13.36 m
			8th	Discus	43.84 m
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	4th	Shot put	16.06 m
			5th	Discus	48.26 m
2004	NACAC U-23 Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	6th	Shot put	15.23 m
			5th	Discus	50.17 m
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	8th	Shot put	16.47 m
			2nd	Discus throw	56.56 m
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th	Discus throw	50.09 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	28th (q)	Discus throw	55.32 m
2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	3rd	Discus throw	57.47 m
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	Discus throw	59.43 m
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	Discus throw	60.20 m
	World Championships	Daegu, Korea	18th (q)	Discus throw	61.75 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	7th	Discus throw	58.91 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	39th (q)	Discus throw	57.46 m
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd	Discus throw	62.34 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	22nd (q)	Discus throw	60.85 m

References

1. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Jason-Morgan-breaks-discus-national-record
2. "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.

External links

• Jason Morgan profile at IAAF