Danniel Thomas-Dodd (née Thomas, born 11 November 1992) is a Jamaican athlete whose specialty is the shot put.^[4] She finished 4th in the shot put finals at London's 2017 World Championships in Athletics and the following year she won silver at the Indoor World Championships. In addition, she finished fifth at the 2015 Pan American Games.

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Danniel Thomas-Dodd

Danniel Thomas-Dodd, 2019
Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 31) Westmoreland, Jamaica[1]
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Shot put, discus throw
College team	Kent State Golden Flashes[3]
Medal record Women's track and field Representing  Jamaica World Championships 2019 Doha Shot put World Indoor Championships 2018 Birmingham Shot put Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Shot put 2022 Birmingham Shot put Pan American Games 2019 Lima Shot put

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She has a personal best and the Jamaican national record in the shot put of 19.77 metres outdoors, set in 2023. Indoors, she registered a 19.22 metre throw at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England. She also has a personal discus best of 59.38 metres set in Akron in 2014. In July 2021, she qualified to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5] At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Thomas-Dodd sought to defend her title from four years earlier, and was leading after five throws in the shot put final, only to be passed by Canadian Sarah Mitton by 0.05 metres on the final throw.^[6]