Kellion Knibb
Personal information | |
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Born |
St. Catherine, Jamaica[1] | 25 December 1993
Education | Florida State University |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] |
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Discus throw |
College team | Florida State Seminoles |
Kellion Knibb (born 25 December 1993) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the discus throw.[3] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without posting a valid throw in the qualification round. She also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games finishing sixth.
Her personal best in the event is 61.44 metres set in Eugene in 2016. This is the current national record.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Jamaica | |||||
2009 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia | 4th | Shot put | 10.47 m |
2nd | Discus throw | 39.19 m | |||
2nd | Javelin throw | 35.76 m | |||
2011 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 2nd | Shot put | 13.79 m |
2nd | Discus throw | 42.49 m | |||
2nd | Javelin throw | 45.38 m | |||
2012 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 4th | Shot put | 12.75 m |
4th | Javelin throw | 31.41 m | |||
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th | Discus throw | 57.39 m |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | – | Discus throw | NM |
References
- ↑ College team bio
- ↑ Rio 2016 bio
- ↑ Kellion Knibb profile at IAAF
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