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Keshorn Walcott

1993 - Today

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Keshorn "Keshie" Walcott, ORTT (born 2 April 1993) is a Trinidadian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He is the 2012 Olympic champion and the 2025 World champion. He is the first Caribbean male athlete, as well as the first of African descent, to win the gold medal in a throwing event in the history of the Olympics. He is also the holder of the North, Central American and Caribbean junior record. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Keshorn Walcott is the 5,976th most popular athlete (up from 6,696th in 2024), the 58th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (up from 63rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Trinidadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Keshorn Walcott ranks 5,976 out of 6,025. Before him are Lutz Altepost, Luca Agamennoni, Patrice Estanguet, Aleksandar Ivović, Mary King, and Filippo Tortu. After him are Émilie Fer, Stefan Pfannmöller, Lyudmila Litvinova, Mauro Sarmiento, Julian Reus, and Fanny Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Keshorn Walcott ranks 748. Before him are Hardik Pandya, Chizuru Arai, Andy Najar, Nono, Wellington Silva, and Wilfried Kanon. After him are Callum McGregor, Despina Papamichail, Sandro Wieser, Cecilia Salvai, Michael Matt, and Adama Mbengue.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Keshorn Walcott ranks 58 out of 71. Before him are Evans Wise (1973), Aurtis Whitley (1977), Cyd Gray (1973), Avery John (1975), Angus Eve (1972), and Levi Garcia (1997). After him are Kenwyne Jones (1984), Clayton Ince (1972), Cornell Glen (1980), Keston Bledman (1988), Kelvin Jack (1976), and Jarrin Solomon (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In Trinidad and Tobago

Among athletes born in Trinidad and Tobago, Keshorn Walcott ranks 11. Before him are Ato Boldon (1973), Marc Burns (1983), Emmanuel Callender (1984), Kerron Clement (1985), Jillian Richardson (1965), and Glenroy Gilbert (1968). After him are Keston Bledman (1988), Jarrin Solomon (1986), Lalonde Gordon (1988), Kelly-Ann Baptiste (1986), Ade Alleyne-Forte (1988), and Deon Lendore (1992).

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