Eldred Henry
Personal information
Born (1994-09-18) 18 September 1994
Road Town, British Virgin Islands[1]
EducationCentral Arizona College
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight180 kg (397 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put, discus throw

Eldred Henry (born 18 September 1994) is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands competing in the shot put and discus throw.[3] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing last in the qualifying round. Earlier, he competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 Pan American Games. He is the current national record holder in several events.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  British Virgin Islands
2012 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20)		 San Salvador, El Salvador 6th Shot put (6 kg) 16.32 m
4th Discus throw (1.75 kg) 44.59 m
2013 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 3rd Shot put (6 kg) 18.01 m
3rd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 52.06 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 16th (q) Shot put 17.08 m
15th (q) Discus throw 51.39 m
NACAC U23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 5th Shot put 16.98 m
4th Discus throw 52.15 m
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 12th Shot put 16.47 m
– Discus throw NM
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 5th Shot put 18.49 m
6th Discus throw 52.82 m
2016 NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd Shot put 19.11 m
3rd Discus throw 56.45 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 34th (q) Shot put 17.07 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 11th Shot put 18.19 m
11th Discus throw 50.96 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 3rd Shot put 20.18 m
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 5th Shot put 20.63 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 6th Shot put 19.82 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 21st (q) Shot put 20.13 m
2022 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 4th Shot put 18.78 m
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 6th Shot put 18.12 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 11th Shot put 16.98 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ↑ 2014 CWG bio
  2. ↑ "2018 CAC Games bio". Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Eldred Henry at World Athletics
  4. ↑ British Virgin Islands national records progression - run123


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