Eldred Henry
British Virgin Island shot putter and discus thrower
Personal information | |
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Born | (1994-09-18) 18 September 1994 (age 29) Road Town, British Virgin Islands[1] |
Education | Central Arizona College |
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] |
Weight | 180 kg (397 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw |
Eldred Henry (born 18 September 1994) is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands competing in the shot put and discus throw.[3] 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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing British Virgin Islands | |||||
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[4]
- 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
- ^ 2014 CWG bio
- ^ "2018 CAC Games bio". Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Eldred Henry at World Athletics
- ^ British Virgin Islands national records progression - run123
- All-Athletics profile
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