Fedrick Dacres

Fedrick Dacres

Personal information
Born	(1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30) Kingston, Jamaica
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	104 kg (229 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Shot put Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	SP (7.26 kg): 20.46 m (Kingston 2017) DT (2 kg): 70.78 m (Rabat 2019) NR
Medal record Men's track and field Representing  Jamaica World Championships 2019 Doha Discus throw Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Discus throw Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Discus throw 2019 Lima Discus throw 2023 Santiago Discus throw NACAC Championships 2018 Toronto Discus throw 2022 Freeport Discus throw World Junior Championships 2012 Barcelona Discus throw Pan American Junior Championships 2011 Miramar Discus throw CAC Junior Championships 2012 San Salvador Discus throw 2010 Santo Domingo Discus throw CARIFTA Games (Junior) 2012 Hamilton Discus throw World Youth Championships 2011 Lille Discus throw CARIFTA Games (Youth) 2010 George Town Discus throw Representing Americas Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava Discus throw

Fedrick Dacres (born 28 February 1994) is a Jamaican discus thrower.

He began his throwing career as a student at Calabar High School in Jamaica along with other accomplished throwers such as Chad Wright and Traves Smikle, under the guidance of former Calabar athlete coach Julian Robinson.

He won a gold medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, becoming the first Jamaican discus thrower ever to do so.^[1] He went on to win a gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, also becoming the first Jamaican discus thrower ever to do so.^[2]

Dacres participated in the boys' discus throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

He has qualified to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
2. Jones, Ryon (13 July 2012). "Dacres strikes again". The Gleaner. Jamaica. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. "Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo". jamaica-gleaner.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

External links

• Fedrick Dacres at World Athletics
• Fedrick Dacres at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Fedrick Dacres disqualified throw overturned, sets a new Diamond League Record in Rabat - IAAF 2019 via the Diamond League on YouTube