Danniel Thomas-Dodd

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.

Danniel Thomas-Dodd
Danniel Thomas-Dodd, 2019
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992
Westmoreland, Jamaica[1]
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put, discus throw
College teamKent State Golden Flashes[3]
Medal record
Women's track and field
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 DohaShot put
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 BirminghamShot put
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastShot put
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamShot put
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaShot put

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]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 8th Discus throw 55.02 m
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 5th Shot put 17.76 m
World Championships Beijing, China 22nd (q) Shot put 16.62 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25th (q) Shot put 16.99 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 4th Shot put 18.91 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd Shot put 19.22 m
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st Shot put 19.36 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st Shot put 19.55 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Shot put 19.47 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 13th (q) Shot put 18.37 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 6th Shot put 19.12 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 10th Shot put 18.29 m
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd Shot put 18.98 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th Shot put 19.59 m

References
  1. Kent State profile
  2. 2014 CWG profile
  3. 2015 PanAm Games profile
  4. "Danniel Thomas". IAAF. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. "Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo". jamaica-gleaner.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. Heroux, Devin (3 August 2022). "Sarah Mitton's shot put title highlights Canada's 5-gold day at Commonwealth Games". CBC Sports. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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