Fedrick Dacres (born 28 February 1994) is a Jamaican

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

er. He began his throwing career as a student at

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in Jamaica along with other accomplished throwers such as Chad Wright and Traves Smikle, under the guidance of former Calabar athlete coach Julian Robinson. He won a gold medal at the

2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics The 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics were the seventh edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held in Lille Métropole, France, with stadium-based events at Stadium Lille-Métropole in Villeneuve d'Ascq, on 6� ...

, becoming the first Jamaican discus thrower ever to do so. He went on to win a gold medal at the

2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 ...

, also becoming the first Jamaican discus thrower ever to do so. Dacres participated in the boys' discus throw at the

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

. He has qualified to represent Jamaica at the

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Fedrick Dacres disqualified throw overturned, sets a new Diamond League Record in Rabat - IAAF 2019
via the

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1994 births Living people Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican male discus throwers Pan American Games gold medalists for Jamaica Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists IAAF Continental Cup winners Diamond League winners Jamaican Athletics Championships winners Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Jamaican people Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub