Chad Wright

Chad Wright
Personal information
Full nameChad Dimitri Wright
Born (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991
Kingston, Jamaica[1]
EducationUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln[2]
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight142 kg (313 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field Weightlifting
Events
Discus throw, shot put
Coached byDerrick Spencer
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 FreeportShot put
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Santo DomingoDiscus throw

Chad Dimitri Wright (born 25 March 1991) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the discus throw.[3] He became the first Jamaican to reach an Olympic men's discus final at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.[4]

He has represented Jamaica at the 2015 Beijing World Championships of Athletics and also at the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships. He is a 2 time national champion in the men's discus. He is the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Games champion in the discus. He finished sixth at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and fourth at the 2015 Summer Universiade. He is the 2012 NCAA Discus Champion while representing the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Weightlifting Career

In 2025, Wright sought to compete at the Commonwealth Games in two sports. [5]. However, he competed in the 2026 CAC Games Weightlifting competition than won the Men's Discus competition days later. [6]

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 6th Shot put (6 kg) 15.95 m
3rd Discus (1.75 kg) 50.62 m
2010 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 3rd Shot put (6 kg) 18.19 m
1st Discus (1.75 kg) 63.11 m
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20)		 Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 1st Shot put (6 kg) 18.32 m
2nd Discus (1.75 kg) 60.52 m
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 13th (q) Shot put (6 kg) 18.33 m
5th Discus (1.75 kg) 60.33 m
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 4th Discus 56.92 m
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 1st Discus 60.79 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th Discus 60.33 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 4th Discus 60.10 m
World Championships Beijing, China 17th (q) Discus 61.53 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 25th (q) Discus 60.60 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 9th Discus 62.56 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 25th (q) Discus 60.31 m
2025 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 3rd Discus 62.85 m
2026 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st Discus 63.39 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • Shot put – 19.39 (Columbus 2013)
  • Discus throw – 66.54 (Excelsior High School - 08 Feb 2020)

Indoor

  • Shot put – 19.02 (Geneva 2014)[8]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 CWG profile". Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 WSG profile". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Chad Wright at World Athletics
  4. ↑ "Julian Robinson expecting discus medals for talented Jamaican crop". Jamaica Gleaner. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ↑ https://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20260120/wright-seek-glory-two-sports-commonwealth-games
  6. ↑ https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/09/23/heavy-ambitions/
  7. ↑ https://athleticsja.org/2026/08/day-4-cac-games-report-chad-wright-strikes-gold-at-cac/
  8. ↑ "Division I Men. Highlights" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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