Keshorn walcott bio

Trinidadian javelin thrower

Keshorn "Keshie" Walcott, ORTT (born 2 April ) is a Trinbagonian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.

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He is an Olympic champion, having won gold in 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.^[1] He is also the holder of the North, Central American and Caribbean junior record.

Walcott is the youngest Olympic gold medallist in the men's javelin (19 years days), and the first athlete in any track and field event to win World Junior and Olympic titles in an individual event the same year.^[2]

Career

Early life and medals

Born the third child of Beverly Walcott and Endy King, Walcott grew up playing football and cricket, striving to keep up with his athletically talented older brother Elton.

He was raised in the fishing village of Toco, in north-east Trinidad.^[3] He did