Akeem Stewart
![]() Akeem Stewart (2015) | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Wimana Akeem Stewart |
Born | 4 July 1992 |
Sport | |
Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
Sport | Track and field |
Disability | Leg length difference |
Disability class | F43 |
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Medal record |
Akeem Stewart (born 4 July 1992) is a Trinidad and Tobago Paralympic athlete competing in F43/F44-classification discus throw, javelin throw and shot put events.
He represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F44 event and the silver medal in the men's discus throw F44 event.[1][2]
Career[]
In 2011, he competed at the CARIFTA Games held in Montego Bay, Jamaica where he won two medals in the junior under-20 events: the silver medal in the discus throw event and the bronze medal in the shot put event.[3] He competed at the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics held in Morelia, Mexico where he finished in 4th place in the shot put event.
In 2014, he finished in 4th place in the shot put event at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Veracruz, Mexico. In this year he also competed in the 2014 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics where he won the bronze medal in the shot put event. The following year, he represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2015 Parapan American Games and he won two gold medals: in the men's discus throw F44 event and in the men's javelin throw F44 event. In the same year, he also competed in the 2015 World Championships and he won the bronze medal in the men's discus throw F44 event.
In 2017, he competed in the 2017 World Championships winning the gold medal in both the shot put F44 and javelin throw F44 events.[4][5] He also set a new world record in both events. In 2018, he represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia and he did not win a medal on this occasion. He competed in the men's shot put event where he finished in 9th place in the final. In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F64 event at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[6] He also set a new world record of 63.70m[6] He also won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw F64 event.[7]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2015 | Parapan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 1st | Discus throw | |
1st | Javelin throw | ||||
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Discus throw | 59.13 | |
2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | Javelin throw | 57.32 |
2nd | Discus throw | 61.72 | |||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Javelin throw | 57.61 |
1st | Shot put | 19.08 | |||
2019 | Parapan American Games | Lima, Peru | 1st | Discus throw | |
2nd | Javelin throw |
References[]
- ^ "2016 Summer Paralympics - Men's javelin throw - F44 Final". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "2016 Summer Paralympics - Men's discus throw - F44 Final". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Stewart gets T&T's first medal at Carifta". Trinidad Guardian. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "2017 World Para Athletics Championships - Results - Men's Shot Put F44 Final" (pdf). IPC. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Results - Men's Javelin Throw F44 Final" (pdf). IPC. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (27 August 2019). "US wheelchair rugby team qualify for Tokyo 2020 after Lima 2019 Parapan American Games triumph". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (28 August 2019). "Brazil and US claim sitting volleyball gold medals at Lima 2019 Parapan American Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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- Living people
- 1992 births
- Paralympic athletes of Trinidad and Tobago
- Paralympic gold medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Paralympic silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Trinidad and Tobago male javelin throwers
- Trinidad and Tobago male discus throwers
- Trinidad and Tobago male shot putters
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games