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Keshorn Walcott
TTOMenKeshorn "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).
Personal bests
Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| World Championships | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |