Danniel Thomas-Dodd
JamaicaActive- Born
- Nov 11, 1992 (33 years old)
- Birthplace
- Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- Events
- Shot Put
- Height
- 1.66 m
Danniel Thomas-Dodd, née Danniel Thomas, (11 November 1992) is a Jamaican athlete whose specialty is the shot put. 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. 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. 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.
As of Oct 31, 2026: Shot Put 19.77 (#106 all-time), 2026 season best 19.34 (Apr 11, 2026, Spec Towns Track, Athens, GA (USA)) · Last competition: Allianz Memorial van Damme, Sep 4, 2026, 18.44 · World Championships: 1 silver · National record (Shot Put) · 33 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SP Indoor | 18.70 | – | Mar 6, 2026 | ISTAF Indoor 2026 |
| 2026 | SP | 19.34 | – | Apr 11, 2026 | Spec Towns Invitational |
| 2025 | SP | 19.30 | – | Jul 15, 2025 | The Jerome Classic |
| 2024 | SP | 19.32 | – | Jun 29, 2024 | Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston |
| 2023 | SP | 19.77 | – | May 27, 2023 | USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2022 | SP | 19.53 | – | May 21, 2022 | USATF Throws Fest, Univ. of Arizona Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, AZ |
| 2021 | SP | 19.26 | – | Jun 6, 2021 | Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN (USA) |
| 2020 | SP | 19.18 | – | Aug 15, 2020 | Life University Track & Field Stadium, Marietta, GA (USA) |