Fedrick Dacres

Fedrick Dacres

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaica
Born	(1994-02-28) February 28, 1994 Kingston, Jamaica
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Shot put Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	SP (7.26 kg): 20.46 m (Kingston 2017) DT (2 kg): 69.67 m (Stockholm 2018)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Jamaica Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Discus throw Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Discus throw NACAC Championships 2018 Toronto Discus throw Pan American Junior Championships 2011 Miramar Discus throw CAC Junior Championships (Junior) 2012 San Salvador Discus throw CARIFTA Games (Junior) 2012 Hamilton Discus throw World Youth Championships 2011 Lille Discus throw World Junior Championships 2012 Barcelona Discus throw CAC Junior Championships (Youth) 2010 Santo Domingo Discus throw CARIFTA Games (Youth) 2010 George Town Discus throw Representing Americas Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava Discus throw

Fedrick Dacres (born February 28, 1994) is a Jamaican discus thrower.

He began his throwing career as a student at Calabar High School 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, becoming the first Jamaican discus thrower ever to do so.^[1] He went on to win a gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, also becoming the first Jamaican discus thrower ever to do so.^[2]

Dacres participated in the boys' discus throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

References

External links

• Fedrick Dacres at IAAF