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)
Bronze medal – third place2000 St. George's Shot Put
Gold medal – first place2001 Bridgetown Discus Throw
Silver medal – second place2001 Bridgetown Shot Put
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Silver medal – second place2004 Hamilton Shot Put
Bronze medal – third place2004 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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