Jason_Morgan_(athlete)

Jason Morgan
	Jason Morgan in 2015
Personal information
Nickname	Dadz
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	6 October 1982 (age 41); Kingston, Jamaica
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	139 kg (306 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event	Discus throw
College team	Louisiana Tech
Coached by	Self
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Discus throw: 68.19m
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
CAC Championships
Central American and Caribbean Games
CARIFTA Games ; Junior (U20)
Representing Americas
Continental Cup

Jason Morgan (discus thrower)

Jamaican discus thrower

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

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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.

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REID, Paul A (12 May 2012). "Jason Morgan breaks discus national record". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[2] [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.^{[permanent dead link]}

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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
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	8th	Discus	43.84 m
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	4th	Shot put	16.06 m
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	5th	Discus	48.26 m
2004	NACAC U-23 Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	6th	Shot put	15.23 m
2004	NACAC U-23 Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	5th	Discus	50.17 m
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	8th	Shot put	16.47 m
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	Discus throw	56.56 m
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th	Discus throw	50.09 m
2007	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
2014	IAAF Continental Cup	Marrakesh, Morocco	3rd	Discus throw	62.70 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	22nd (q)	Discus throw	60.85 m

Jason_Morgan_(athlete)

Jason Morgan (discus thrower)

Achievements

Competition record

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