| Josh Awotunde | |
| Fullname: | Josh Olayinka Awotunde |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Lanham, Maryland, U.S. |
| Hometown: | Franklinville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 6ft 2in |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Shot put |
| Collegeteam: | University of South Carolina 2013–2018 Delsea Regional High School '13 |
| Pb: | Outdoor Indoor |
Josh Olayinka Awotunde (born June 12, 1995) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and has a personal record of outdoors and indoors.
Awotunde was born in Lanham, Maryland in 1995. He was raised in Franklinville, New Jersey, by parents Adeola and Christina Awotunde. He is a 2013 graduate of Delsea Regional High School in New Jersey. Awotunde attended University of South Carolina and graduated in 2017. He is of Nigerian ancestry.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
| representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 World Athletics Championships | Shot Put | 3rd | |||
| Shot Put | 5th | ||||
| Shot Put | 6th | ||||
| Shot Put | 9th | ||||
| representing Nike | |||||
| Shot Put | 2nd | ||||
| 2021 Meeting Città di Padova | Shot Put | 1st | |||
| 2020 United States Olympic Trials | Shot Put | 5th[7] | |||
| representing | |||||
| 2016 Confederation of African Athletics Grand Prix | Shot Put | 1st | |||
| representing Unattached | |||||
| Shot Put | 5th[8] | ||||
| Shot Put | 3rd[9] | ||||
| representing South Carolina Gamecocks | |||||
| Shot Put | 7th | ||||
| Shot Put | 14th | ||||
| 2016 Athletics Federation of Nigeria Championship | Shot Put | 2nd | |||
| Shot Put | 3rd | ||||
| Discus | 4th | ||||
| representing Delsea Regional High School | |||||
| Discus | 5th | ||||
| Discus | 20th | ||||
Awotunde competed for University of South Carolina, finishing second at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships before graduating.[11] Awotunde set his Personal Best in 2018 throwing .[12] [13]
| representing South Carolina Gamecocks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shot Put | 2nd | |||||
| 2018 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 2nd | ||||
| 2018 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 10th | ||||
| Shot Put | 3rd | |||||
| 2018 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 1st NR | ||||
| Shot Put | 19th | |||||
| 2017 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 2nd | ||||
| 2017 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 8th | ||||
| Shot Put | 5th | |||||
| 2017 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 7th | ||||
| Discus | 25th | |||||
| Shot Put | 7th | |||||
| 2016 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 4th | ||||
| 2016 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 8th | ||||
| 2016 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 2nd | ||||
| Discus | 28th | |||||
| Shot Put | 45th | |||||
| 2015 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 5th | ||||
| 2015 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 10th | ||||
| 2015 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 7th | ||||
| Year | Shot Put (o) | Shot Put (i) | |
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| 2022 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2020 | n/a | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2017 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2014 |