Shamir Thomas (born 3 November 1983) is a Grenadian retired track and field athlete who specialized in the throwing events. With multiple CARIFTA and other games medals, Shamir is one of the most successful Grenadian athletes in the throwing events at the Youth and Junior levels.

Shamir Thomas
Personal information
Nationality Grenada
Born (1983-11-03) November 3, 1983 (age 40)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot put: 16.83 m
Discus throw: 52.91
Hammer throw:31.62[1]
Medal record
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1998 Port of Spain Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1998 Port of Spain Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 1999 Port of Spain Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1999 Port of Spain Discus throw
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Silver medal – second place 2000 St. George's Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2000 St. George's Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 2001 Bridgetown Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2001 Bridgetown Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 2002 Nassau Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2002 Nassau Discus throw
Central American and Caribbean Junior Champs(U17)
Gold medal – first place 1998 Georgetown Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1998 Georgetown Discus throw
Central American and Caribbean Junior Champs(U20)
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bridgetown Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bridgetown Discus throw

Competition record edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Grenada
1998 CARIFTA Games Port of Spain 1st Shot put (U17) 14.66 m
2nd Discus throw 42.36 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Champs Port of Spain 1st Shot put (U17) 14.20 m
2nd Discus throw (U17) 40.59 m
1999 CARIFTA Games Port of Spain 1st Shot put (U17) 14.37 m
1st Discus throw(U17) 47.79 m
2000 CARIFTA Games St. George's, Grenada 2nd Shot put (U20) 13.88 m
3rd Discus throw (U20) 46.18 m
2001 CARIFTA Games Bridgetown, Barbados 1st Shot put (U20) 14.69 m
1st Discus throw (U20) 47.56 m
2002 CARIFTA Games Nassau, Bahamas 2nd Shot put (U20) 14.85 m[2]
1st Discus throw (U20) 48.80 m[2]
Central American and Caribbean Junior Champs Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd Shot put 16.83 m
3rd Discus throw 50.97 m

References edit

  1. ^ "SHAMIR THOMAS - ATHLETE PROFILE". Archived from the original on 2018-10-26.
  2. ^ a b "31st Carifta Games - 3/30/2002 to 4/1/2002". CFPI Homepage (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-30.

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