Keshorn Walcott
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1978-03-06
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Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1993-04-02 ) 2 April 1993 (age 33) , Toco , Trinidad and Tobago
- Height
- 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 90 kg (198 lb)
- Sport
- Track and field
- Event
- Javelin throw
- Personal bests
- 90.16 m NR (2015)
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Encyclopedic overview
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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