Shaiquan Dunn
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| Birth name | Shaiquan Selbourne Dunn | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shaiquan Selbourne Dunn (born 29 March 2005) is a Jamaican shot putter and discus thrower. He became Jamaican national champion in the shot put at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships.[1]
Early life
He attended St Jago High School before attending Jamaica College from the start of the 2023-24 academic year.[2][3]
Career
He was a silver medalist in both the shot put and discus throw at the 2023 CARIFTA Games in April 2023.[4][5] In July 2023, he won the Under-20 boys' discus throw and shot put competitions at the National Senior and Junior Championships at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.[6][7]
He was a winner in both the discus and shot put at the 2024 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships and also won gold medals in both events at the 2024 CARIFTA Games in St. George's, Grenada.[8] In June 2024, he won the Jamaican U20 title at the 2024 Jamaican Junior and Senior Championships in the shot put.[9]
He was a finalist in the shot put at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru having qualified with a throw of 19.53 metres, before placing ninth in the final, in August 2024.[10][11] He also finished seventh in the final of the discus throw at the championships, with a best throw in the final of 59.79 metres.[12][13]
He won his first senior national title when he won the shot put at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships in Kingston, with a throw of 18.33 metres.[14][15]
References
- ^ "Shaiquan Dunn". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Graham, Raymomd (19 February 2024). "JC strongman Dunn staying humble ahead of Champs". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Dunn switches to JC to get better in throws". Jamaica Star. February 19, 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Carifta Games dominance continues". jamaica-gleaner.com. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "CariftaGames2023: Pottinger atones with gold in U20 high jump". Jamaica Observer. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "St Jago's Dunn takes U-20 discus". Jamaica Gleaner. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "St Jago's Dunn tops U20 shot put". Jamaica Observer. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Dunn, Penn to lead the way for JC at Penns". Jamaica Gleaner. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Dunn takes U20 shot put crown". Jamaica Gleaner. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Shaiquan Dunn into discus final at World U-20 Championships". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Double gold: Jamaica sweeps sprint relay finals at World Under-20 Championships". SportsMax. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Dunn and Wright place seventh at World Under-20 Champs". Jamaica Observer. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "National Trials 2025: Shaiquan Dunn wins shot put title". Jamaica Observer. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.