O'Dayne Richards

O'Dayne Richards

Richards at the 2015 Hanžeković Memorial
Personal information
Full name	O'Dayne Valentin Richards
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1988-12-14) December 14, 1988 St. Andrew, Jamaica
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event	Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Outdoor 21.96 m (72 ft 1⁄2 in)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Jamaica World Championships 2015 Beijing Shot put Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Shot put Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Shot put NACAC Championships 2022 Freeport Shot put 2018 Toronto Shot put Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla Shot put 2010 Mayagüez Shot put CAC Championships 2011 Mayagüez Shot put 2013 Morelia Shot put

O'Dayne Valentin Richards (born 14 December 1988 in St. Andrew) is a Jamaican athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw. He studied at the University of Technology, Jamaica.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
2010	NACAC U23 Championships	Miramar, United States	3rd	Shot put	18.03 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	Shot put	18.74 m
			4th	Discus throw	54.10 m
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	Shot put	19.16 m
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	1st	Shot put	19.93 m
			21st (q)	Discus throw	47.46 m
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	1st	Shot put	20.97 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	20th (q)	Shot put	19.08 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	14th (q)	Shot put	19.77 m
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	Shot put	21.61 m
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1st	Shot put	21.69 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	Shot put	21.69 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	8th	Shot put	20.64 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	19th (q)	Shot put	19.95 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	11th	Shot put	19.93 m
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	4th	Shot put	20.80 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	1st	Shot put	21.02 m
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	3rd	Shot put	20.89 m
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	5th	Shot put	20.07 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	22nd (q)	Shot put	20.07 m
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	3rd	Shot put	20.05 m
2023	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	9th	Shot put	18.37 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot Put – 21.96 (Rabat 2017)
• Discus Throw – 58.31 (Kingston 2012)

Indoor

• Shot Put – 19.93 (Birmingham 2018)

External links

• O'Dayne Richards at World Athletics
• O'Dayne Richards at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Odayne Richards at Olympics.com