_04.jpg) Danniel Thomas-Dodd, 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1992-11-11)11 November 1992 (age 33) 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] |
Danniel Thomas-Dodd, néeDanniel Thomas, (11 November 1992) is a Jamaicanathlete whose specialty is theshot put.[4] She finished 4th in the shot put finals at London's2017 World Championships in Athletics and the following year she won silver at theIndoor World Championships. In addition, she finished fifth at the2015 Pan American Games.
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 atArena Birmingham, Birmingham, England. She also has a personaldiscus best of 59.38 metres set inAkron in 2014. In July 2021, she qualified to represent Jamaica at the2020 Summer Olympics.[5] At the2022 Commonwealth Games, Thomas-Dodd sought to defend her title from four years earlier, and was leading after five throws in theshot put final, only to be passed by CanadianSarah Mitton by 0.05 metres on the final throw.[6]
Commonwealth Games champions in women'sshot put | |
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