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Keshorn Walcott
Trinidad & TobagoActive- Born
- Apr 2, 1993 (33 years old)
- Birthplace
- Toco, Trinidad and Tobago
- Events
- Javelin Throw
- Height
- 1.83 m
- Weight
- 86 kg
Keshorn "Keshie" Walcott, ORTT (born 2 April 1993) is a Trinidadian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw He is the 2012 Olympic champion and the 2025 World champion.
He is the first Caribbean male athlete, as well as the first of African descent, to win the gold medal in a throwing event in the history of the Olympics He is also the holder of the North, Central American and Caribbean junior record.
Walcott is the youngest Olympic gold medallist in the men's javelin (19 years 131 days), and the first athlete in any track and field event to win World Junior and Olympic titles in an individual event the same year He is also the second-oldest gold medallist in the men's javelin at the World Championships (32 years 169 days).
As of Oct 28, 2026: Javelin Throw 90.16 (#27 all-time), 2026 season best 83.99 (Sep 4, 2026, Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA)) · Last competition: World Athletics Ultimate Championship, Sep 11, 2026, 82.41 · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold · National record (Javelin Throw) · 33 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| World Championships | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | JT | 83.99 | – | Sep 4, 2026 | Allianz Memorial van Damme |
| 2025 | JT | 88.16 | – | Sep 18, 2025 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2024 | JT | 86.16 | – | Aug 8, 2024 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
| 2023 | JT | 85.85 | – | Jun 17, 2023 | Kuortane Games, Kuortaneen keskusurheilukenttä, Kuortane |
| 2022 | JT | 89.07 | – | Jun 6, 2022 | FBK Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo |
| 2021 | JT | 89.12 | – | Jun 26, 2021 | Kuortane Games, Kuortaneen keskusurheilukenttä, Kuortane |
| 2019 | JT | 86.09 | – | Jun 11, 2019 | Paavo Nurmi Games, Paavo Nurmen Stadion, Turku |
| 2018 | JT | 84.96 | – | Jun 23, 2018 | Trinidad & Tobago Championships, Port-of-Spain |