Danniel Thomas-Dodd
Jamaican shot putter (born 1992)
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Danniel Thomas-Dodd, née Danniel Thomas, (11 November 1992) is a Jamaican athlete whose specialty is the shot put.[4] She finished 4th in the shot put finals at London's 2017 World Championships in Athletics and the following year she won silver at the Indoor World Championships. In addition, she finished fifth at the 2015 Pan American Games.
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Danniel Thomas-Dodd, 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 1992 Westmoreland, Jamaica[1] |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] |
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw |
| College team | Kent State Golden Flashes[3] |
Thomas-Dodd was an NCAA champion thrower for the Kent State Golden Flashes track and field team, winning the shot put at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[5]
She has a personal best and the Jamaican national record in the shot put of 19.77 metres outdoors, set in 2023. Indoors, she registered a 19.22 metre throw at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England. She also has a personal discus best of 59.38 metres set in Akron in 2014. In July 2021, she qualified to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Thomas-Dodd sought to defend her title from four years earlier, and was leading after five throws in the shot put final, only to be passed by Canadian Sarah Mitton by 0.05 metres on the final throw.[7]
