Walt Williams (athlete)

Walt Williams (born 7 May 1985) is a Grenadian retired track and field athlete who specialized in the throwing events. On April 28, 2007 he threw the shot put a distance of 17.26 m, in the process setting a national record.[1][2] He won medals at the CARIFTA Games in both discus and shot put from 2000 to 2004.[3][4] He represented Grenada at the 2006 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, finishing in fifth place.

Walt Williams
Personal information
Nationality Grenada
Born7 May 1985
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot put: 17.26 m NR
Medal record
CARIFTA Games (U17)
2000 St. George's Shot Put
2001 Bridgetown Discus Throw
2001 Bridgetown Shot Put
CARIFTA Games (U20)
2004 Hamilton Shot Put
2004 Hamilton Discus Throw

In 2016 he launched a sporting club in order to develop athletes with the aim of having them qualify for the 2020 summer olympics.[5]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Grenada
2000 CARIFTA Games U17 St. George's, Grenada 3rd Shot put 13.55 m
2001 CARIFTA Games U17 Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd Shot put 14.11 m
1st Discus throw 47.60 m
2004 CARIFTA Games U20 Hamilton, Bermuda 2nd Shot put 16.69 m
3rd Discus throw 49.55 m
2006 NACAC U23 Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 5th Shot put 15.49 m

References
  1. "Walt Williams | Profile | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  2. "Profile of Walt WILLIAMS | All-Athletics.com". all-athletics.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  3. CARIFTA Games Boys Youth. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
  4. CARIFTA Games Men Junior. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
  5. "Former Carifta medalist launches club for Tokyo 2020".


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