Josh Boateng
Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | St. George's, Grenada | 28 March 1997
Height | 63 |
Weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | Discus throw |
College team | Texas A&M–Commerce Lions ( currently ) |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Discus Throw 61.00mNR[2] Discus Throw 57.19 1.750kg) Discus Throw 51.24 (1.500kg) Shot Put 17.77m NR (Indoor)[3] Shot Put 18.70m(Outdoor)NR Hammer Throw 44.25m |
Josh Boateng (born 28 March 1997) is a Grenadian shot put and discus thrower. He is the Grenadian national record holder in both events[4] and the national junior record holder in the discus.
College career[]
2018[]
On 20 January 2018 he broke the National Record (Indoor) Shot Put throw of 16.77m at the Pima Aztec Indoor Invitational in Tucson Arizona.[5] On 24 March 2018 he reset the Outdoor Shot Put Record with a throw of 17.78m at the UTEP Springtime Invitational.[6] He further improved on the Shot Put record on 3 May at the NJCAA Region I Track & Field Championships in Mesa Arizona with a throw of 18.08m.[7] He further went on to increase to 18.11m in a second place finish at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships and won the discus competition with a throw of 55.97m.[citation needed]
2019[]
Josh began his 2019 season representing for the Texas A&M University-Commerce at the Pittsburg State Invitational on 26 January.[8] His 17.41m throw served as both a New School Record as well as a Grenadian Indoor Record. He went on to improve on those records with a 17.77 at the Gorilla[9] Classic meet on 9 February.[10] He went on to win the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championships at Texas Tech University on February 17 with a 17.69m performance at Shot Put.[11]
On March 29 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, Josh was able to equal his own Grenadian National Record in the Shot Put. He also had a 56.80m[12] performance in the Discus.[13] As a result of these performances he was to be named Lone Star Conference Athlete of the Week for the second time.[14] On the following week Josh claimed the National Discus Record with a throw of 59.37 thus breaking the 15 year old record.[15] He earn a third consecutive Lone Star Conference co-Field Athlete of the Week nod for his efforts.[16] On 11 April at the East Texas Invitational he further extended his National Record to 60.77m. In doing so he also broke a thirty six year old school record.[17] He received his fourth consecutive selection as athlete of the week in the Lonestar Conference.[18] On April 25, 2019 at Abilene Christian University's Oliver Jackson Twilight Josh extended his National and School Record in the Discus Throw to 61m. He first Athlete from his school to ever go over 200 feet at 61.00 meters (200-1), notching the fourth-longest throw in Division II history all-time.[19][20] Following this performance he was named USTFCCCA Division II athlete of the week[21][22] He went on to be named USTFCCCA South Central Region Field Athlete of the Year.[23]
2020[]
Josh Opened his 2020 Campaign at the Corky Classic hosted by Texas Tech. He earned a provisional mark in the men's shot put at 16.50 meters (54-1 ¾) on his first throw of the season, ranking 17th in the nation.[24][25]
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2014 | CARIFTA Games | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 3rd | Discus throw (1.500 kg) (U18) | 47.84 m |
Summer Youth Olympics | Nanjing, China | 16th | Discus throw (1.500 kg) (U18) | 51.24 m[26] | |
2015 | CARIFTA Games | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2nd | Discus throw (1.750 kg) (U20) | 51.14m [27] |
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 6th | Discus throw (1.750 kg) (U20) | 52.52m[28][29] | |
2016 | CARIFTA Games | St. George's, Grenada | 1st | Discus Throw (1.750 kg) (U20) | 57.19m [30]"NJR" |
Tortola, British Virgin Islands | 3rd | Discus throw | 47.85m[31] | ||
World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 16th | Discus throw (1.750 kg) | 57.04m [32] | |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 7th | Discus Throw | 56.92m [33][34] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ https://www.olympic.org/josh-boateng
- ^ https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7049722/TAMU_Commerce/Josh_Boateng.html
- ^ https://www.tfrrs.org/results/52941_3259521.html
- ^ https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/grenada/josh-boateng-293393
- ^ http://pima-aztec-indoor-invitational.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=10678&do=news&year=2018&pg=1&news_id=507062&folder_id=0#news
- ^ http://utep-springtime.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=10907&year=2018&do=info
- ^ http://www.regiononecctf.com/results/track/2018/180503NJCAARegionIResults.html
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/1/26/mens-track-and-field-lion-records-fall-at-pittsburg-state-invitational.aspx
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/2/9/lions-wrap-up-indoor-regular-season-at-gorilla-classic.aspx
- ^ https://www.commercejournal.com/sports/a-m-commerce-indoor-tracksters-set-some-best-marks-in/article_81b844ee-2fb4-11e9-8b70-b7ec6a73ebab.html
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/2/17/clark-and-sveard-dominate-lion-women-and-men-each-finish-third-at-lsc-championships.aspx
- ^ https://www.commercejournal.com/sports/records-fall-for-lions-at-texas-relays/article_0d18bd1c-564c-11e9-8d10-8381803029e7.html
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/3/30/mens-track-and-field-records-fall-and-top-marks-set-for-lions-at-texas-relays.aspx
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/3/mens-track-and-field-minna-svaerd-josh-boateng-earn-lsc-track-field-athletes-of-the-week.aspx
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/6/mens-track-and-field-pair-of-15-year-old-records-fall-for-lions-at-david-noble-relays.aspx
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/10/mens-track-and-field-josh-boateng-wins-third-consecutive-lsc-field-athlete-of-the-week.aspx
- ^ http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/27638415/article-TEXAS-A-M-COMMERCE-TRACK---FIELD--Four-school-records-fall-as-Lions-take-both-team-titles-at-East-Texas-Invitational?instance=home_news_bullets
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/17/boateng-clark-and-coby-pick-up-lsc-athlete-of-the-week-awards.aspx
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/25/mens-track-and-field-lions-post-three-top-marks-in-lsc-closing-regular-season-at-oliver-jackson-twilight.aspx
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/documents/2019/4/25//oj_2019_pdf_results.pdf
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/4/30/mens-track-and-field-josh-boateng-named-ustfccca-national-athlete-of-the-week.aspx
- ^ http://www.ustfccca.org/2019/04/featured/ncaa-njcaa-otf-national-athletes-of-the-week-april-30#ncaad2m
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2019/5/17/mens-track-and-field-josh-boateng-named-ustfccca-south-central-region-field-athlete-of-the-year.aspx
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/news/2020/1/18/lions-open-spring-semester-with-solid-showing-at-corky-classic.aspx
- ^ http://www.ntxe-news.com/artman/publish/article_118447.shtml
- ^ https://www.iaaf.org/results/youth-olympic-games/2014/2nd-youth-olympic-games-4950/men/discus-throw-1500kg/qualification/result
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150611144052/http://sknaaa.com/results/CariftaGames2015-SKN/
- ^ http://results.deltatiming.com/tf/2015-panam-junior-championships/150731F038
- ^ https://www.nowgrenada.com/2015/07/grenada-at-panamerican-junior-athletics-championships/
- ^ http://www.cfpitiming.com/liveresults/2016_Outdoor/Carifta_2016/160326F016.htm
- ^ http://bvi.milesplit.com/meets/242954/results/457689/raw#.V6ukUvkwjIU
- ^ https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u20-championships/iaaf-world-u20-championships-bydgoszcz-2016-5680/results/men/discus-throw-1750kg/qualification/summary#resultheader
- ^ https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/ATH/PAG2019_ATH_C73S_ATHMDISCUS------------FNL-000100--.pdf
- ^ https://www.lima2019.pe/en/results
External links[]
- Josh Boateng at World Athletics
- Josh Boateng | https://www.olympic.org/josh-boateng at olympic.org
- Josh Boateng roster at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions
- Josh Boateng results at
- Josh Boateng results at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions
- All-athletics profile
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Grenadian male discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- People from St. George's, Grenada
- Pan American Games competitors for Grenada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games