Kellion Knibb

Kellion Knibb
Personal information
Born (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993
St. Catherine, Jamaica[1]
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
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

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