Walt Williams | |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | Shot put |
Birth Date: | 7 May 1985 |
Pb: | Shot put: 17.26 m |
Walt Williams (born 7 May 1985) is a Grenadian retired track and field athlete who specialized in the throwing events. On April 28, 2007 he threw the shot put a distance of 17.26 m, in the process setting a national record.[1] He won medals at the CARIFTA Games in both discus and shot put from 2000 to 2004.[2] [3] He represented Grenada at the 2006 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, finishing in fifth place.
In 2016 he launched a sporting club in order to develop athletes with the aim of having them qualify for the 2020 summer olympics.[4]
Representing | ||||||
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2000 | CARIFTA Games U17 | St. George's, Grenada | 3rd | Shot put | 13.55 m | |
2001 | CARIFTA Games U17 | Bridgetown, Barbados | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Shot put | 14.11 m |
bgcolor=gold | 1st | Discus throw | 47.60 m | |||
2004 | CARIFTA Games U20 | Hamilton, Bermuda | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Shot put | 16.69 m |
3rd | Discus throw | 49.55 m | ||||
2006 | NACAC U23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 5th | Shot put | 15.49 m |