O'Dayne Valentin Richards (born 14 December 1988 in

St. Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...

2014 CWG profile
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shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's c ...

and

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

. He studied at the

University of Technology, Jamaica The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Ja.), formerly the College of Arts, Science and Technology, is a public university in Jamaica. History The university was founded as the Jamaica Institute of Technology in 1958. The following ye ...

Achievements

Personal bests

Outdoor * Shot Put – 21.96 (Rabat 2017) * Discus Throw – 58.31 (Kingston 2012) Indoor * Shot Put – 19.93 (Birmingham 2018)

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* * * 1986 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Jamaican male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games People from Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Jamaica Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Pan American Games gold medalists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica FISU World University Games gold medalists for Jamaica Jamaican Athletics Championships winners Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 20th-century Jamaican people 21st-century Jamaican people Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub