Eldred Henry Explained

Eldred Henry
Birth Date:	18 September 1994
Birth Place:	Road Town, British Virgin Islands^[1]
Height:	1.96 m^[2]
Weight:	180 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Shot put, discus throw
Education:	Central Arizona College

Eldred Henry (born 18 September 1994) is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands competing in the shot put and discus throw. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing last in the qualifying round. Earlier, he competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 Pan American Games. He is the current national record holder in several events.

International competitions

Representing
2012	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	6th	Shot put (6 kg)	16.32 m
			4th	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	44.59 m
2013	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	Shot put (6 kg)	18.01 m
			3rd	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	52.06 m
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	16th (q)	Shot put	17.08 m
			15th (q)	Discus throw	51.39 m
	NACAC U23 Championships	Kamloops, Canada	5th	Shot put	16.98 m
			4th	Discus throw	52.15 m
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	12th	Shot put	16.47 m
			–	Discus throw	NM
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	5th	Shot put	18.49 m
			6th	Discus throw	52.82 m
2016	NACAC U23 Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	Shot put	19.11 m
			3rd	Discus throw	56.45 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	34th (q)	Shot put	17.07 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	11th	Shot put	18.19 m
			11th	Discus throw	50.96 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	3rd	Shot put	20.18 m
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	5th	Shot put	20.63 m
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	6th	Shot put	19.82 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	21st (q)	Shot put	20.13 m
2022	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	4th	Shot put	18.78 m
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	6th	Shot put	18.12 m
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	11th	Shot put	16.98 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put – 21.47 (Kingsville 2019) NR and CR and NCAA DII Record^[3]
• Weight throw – 18.32 (Coolidge 2015) NR
• Discus throw – 61.90 (La Jolla 2014) NR
• Hammer throw – 47.48 (Hutchinson 2015) NR

Indoor

• Shot put – 20.61 (Glendale 2015) NR
• Weight throw – 17.97 (Albuquerque 2015) NR

References

• All-Athletics profile

Notes and References

1. http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1035989/e_henry.html 2014 CWG bio
2. Web site: 2018 CAC Games bio. 8 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180808233848/http://resultados.elheraldo.co/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n10248-henry-eldred.htm. 8 August 2018. dead.
3. http://www.run123.one/rec/IVB/IVB-M.html British Virgin Islands national records progression - run123