Chad Wright

Birth dateMar 25, 1991

BirthplaceKingston, Jamaica

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Chad Dimitri Wright (born 25 March 1991) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the discus throw. He became the first Jamaican to reach an Olympic men's discus final at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.

He has represented Jamaica at the 2015 Beijing World Championships of Athletics and also at the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships. He is a 2 time national champion in the men's discus.

He is the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Games champion in the discus. He finished sixth at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and fourth at the 2015 Summer Universiade. He is the 2012 NCAA Discus Champion while representing the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Personal bests

19.39

67.92

DiscusThro

58.88

ShotPut(6k

18.87

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	DT	67.92	-	Apr 12, 2026	↓	Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational
2025	DT	62.92	-	Jul 11, 2025	↓	LA Throws Cup
2024	DT	65.00	-	Apr 14, 2024	↓	Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK
2023	SP	16.80	-	May 28, 2023	↓	30eme Memorial Gaston Reiff, Stade Gaston Reiff, Braine-l'Alleud
2023	DT	63.85	-	Jun 3, 2023	↓	Flanders Cup OLSE, Olse Merksem Atletiek Arena, Antwerpen
2022	SP	17.18	-	Jan 29, 2022	↓	National Stadium, Kingston (JAM)
2022	DT	63.30	-	Jun 25, 2022	↓	Jamaican Championships
2021	SP	16.68	-	Aug 14, 2021	↓	Provincial domain Huizingen, Huizingen (BEL)
2021	DT	62.93	-	Jul 30, 2021	↓	The XXXII Olympic Games
2020	DT	66.54	-	Feb 8, 2020	↓	Excelsior High School, Kingston (JAM)
2019	SP	17.55	-	Aug 24, 2019	↓	Huizingen (BEL)
2019	DT	65.24	-	Jul 27, 2019	↓	Merksem (BEL)
2018	SP	17.99	-	Jul 21, 2018	↓	Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder
2018	DT	65.47	-	Jul 29, 2018	↓	Schifflange (LUX)
2017	SP	17.63	-	Jul 29, 2017	↓	Merksem (BEL)
2017	DT	62.53	-	May 20, 2017	↓	National Stadium, Kingston (JAM)
2016	DT	64.45	-	May 28, 2016	↓	Salinas, CA (USA)
2015	SP	18.45	-	May 23, 2015	↓	Stade Senghor, Dakar (SEN)
2015	DT	65.03	-	Apr 25, 2015	↓	San Diego, CA (USA)
2014	SP	19.15	-	Jun 11, 2014	↓	Eugene, OR (USA)
2014	DT	63.96	-	May 17, 2014	↓	West Lafayette, IN (USA)
2013	SP	19.39	-	May 12, 2013	↓	Columbus, OH (USA)
2013	DT	63.74	-	Jun 7, 2013	↓	Eugene, OR (USA)
2012	SP	18.63	-	May 13, 2012	↓	Madison, WI (USA)
2012	DT	62.79	-	Jun 6, 2012	↓	Des Moines, IA (USA)
2011	SP	18.04	-	Feb 12, 2011	↓	College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2011	DT	57.88	-	Apr 16, 2011	↓	Gainesville, FL (USA)
2010	SP	15.90	-	Jun 26, 2010	↓	Kingston (JAM)
2010	ShotPut(6k	18.87	-	Jun 13, 2010	-	Spanish Town (JAM)
2010	DT	58.50	-	Apr 24, 2010	↓	Philadelphia, PA (USA)
2010	DiscusThro	58.88	-	Feb 20, 2010	-	Kingston (JAM)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
DT	58.81	-	Jul 25	JAAA Pre-Departure Meet
DT	60.08	-	Jul 10	Ed Murphey Classic
DT	60.55	-	Jun 20	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	62.90	-	May 30	JAAA / PUMA Meet #3, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	61.05	-	May 23	USATF Throws Festival
DT	61.98	-	May 21	Tucson Elite Classic
DT	62.13	-	Apr 19	Velocity Fest #19
DT	67.92	-	Apr 12	Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational
DT	64.74	-	Apr 9	Oklahoma Throws Series
DT	62.25	-	Mar 21	Velocity Fest #18
DT	58.73	-	Mar 14	GC Foster Classic
DT	61.88	-	Feb 14	King of the Ring
DT	62.75	-	Feb 7	Youngster Goldsmith National Athletic Classic
DT	62.57	-	Jan 24	Big Shot Invitational
DT	58.15	-	Jan 9	Pure Water/ R Danny Williams JC Meet

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
DT	62.87	-	Sep 20	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
DT	62.87	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
DT	62.85	-	Aug 17	NACAC Championships
DT	62.85	-	Aug 15	NACAC Championships
DT	58.48	-	Jul 26	JAAA Pre-Departure Meet, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	62.92	-	Jul 11	LA Throws Cup
DT	62.53	-	Jun 28	Jamaican Championships
DT	62.53	-	Jun 27	Jamaican Championships
DT	61.69	-	Apr 19	Velocity Fest #17, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	57.78	-	Apr 13	Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK - National Events
DT	62.87	-	Apr 10	Oklahoma Throws Series, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK - Lefty discus
DT	59.59	-	Apr 6	Oklahoma Throws Series, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK
DT	60.60	-	Mar 22	Velocity Fest #16, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	60.06	-	Mar 8	GC Foster Classic
DT	60.30	-	Feb 15	S.W. Isaac Henry Invitational, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	59.30	-	Jan 18	Central Hurdles Relays and Field Events, GC Foster College, Spanish Town

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
DT	61.23	-	Jun 29	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	61.23	-	Jun 27	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	61.76	-	Jun 8	JAAA Olympic French Foray 2, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	63.27	-	Jun 1	Racers Grand Prix, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	63.15	-	May 25	JAAA All Comers Series #2, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	62.77	-	May 11	Jamaica Athletics Invitational Meet, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	62.98	-	May 4	JAAA All Comers Series #1
DT	61.98	-	Apr 20	Velocity Fest 15, Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium, Kingston
DT	65.00	-	Apr 14	Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK
DT	62.37	-	Apr 12	Oklahoma Throws Series, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK
DT	62.42	-	Mar 16	Velocity Fest 14
DT	64.77	-	Mar 9	GC Foster Classic, GC Foster College, Spanish Town
DT	64.25	-	Feb 10	King of the Rings, Excelsior High School, Kingston
DT	61.13	-	Jan 27	Queen's/Grace Jackson Track Meet, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	61.86	-	Jan 20	Central Hurdles Relays & Field Events, GC Foster College, Spanish Town
DT	59.71	-	Jan 5	Pure Water/ R Danny Williams JC Meet, Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium, Kingston

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
DT	61.37	-	Jul 8	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	61.37	-	Jul 6	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
DT	59.86	-	Jun 25	Athletics Classic Meeting Duff, Sportcentrum Duffel, Duffel

Chad Wright

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

2023

Honours