Dorian Scott

Dorian Armand Scott (born 1 February 1982 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States) is a Jamaican shot putter.

Dorian Scott
Personal information
Born (1982-02-01) February 1, 1982
East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight132 kg (291 lb)
Sport
Country Jamaica
Event(s)Shot put
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2010 DelhiShot put
Silver medal – second place2006 MelbourneShot put
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroShot put
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 MayagüezShot put
Gold medal – first place 2006 CartagenaShot put
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 NassauShot put
Updated on 29 April 2023.

He set a national record of 20.34 m to win at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.

His personal best is 21.45 meters, achieved in March 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida. This was a Jamaican record before O'Dayne Richards broke it at the 2015 Pan American Games with a throw of 21.69.

Scott attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey and Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 10th Shot put 17.02 m
2004 NACAC U-23 Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 3rd Shot put 17.62 m
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st Shot put 20.21 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 25th (q) Shot put 18.33 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2nd Shot put 19.75 m
World Cup Athens, Greece 5th Shot put 20.21 m
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd Shot put 20.06 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 9th (q) Shot put 20.01 m[2]
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 5th Shot put 20.29 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 15th (q) Shot put 19.94 m
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st Shot put 18.92 m
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 2nd Shot put 20.69 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 10th Shot put 20.61 m

References
  • Dorian Scott at World Athletics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorian Scott". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  1. Dorian Scott Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, CSTV. Accessed October 28, 2007.
  2. No mark in the final



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