Birth Date: | 1982 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | East Orange, New Jersey, United States |
Weight: | 132kg (291lb) |
Education: | Seton Hall Preparatory School |
Event: | Shot put |
Updated: | 29 April 2023 |
Dorian Armand Scott (born 1 February 1982 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States) is a Jamaican shot putter.
He set a national record of 20.34 m to win at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.
His personal best is 21.45 meters, achieved in March 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida. This was a Jamaican record before O'Dayne Richards broke it at the 2015 Pan American Games with a throw of 21.69.
Scott attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey and Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.[1]
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2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 10th | Shot put | 17.02 m | |
2004 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 3rd | Shot put | 17.62 m | |
2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | Shot put | 20.21 m | |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 25th (q) | Shot put | 18.33 m | ||
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 2nd | Shot put | 19.75 m | |
World Cup | Athens, Greece | 5th | Shot put | 20.21 m | ||
2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | Shot put | 20.06 m | |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 9th (q) | Shot put | 20.01 m[2] | ||
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 5th | Shot put | 20.29 m | |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 15th (q) | Shot put | 19.94 m | ||
2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | Shot put | 18.92 m | |
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 2nd | Shot put | 20.69 m | ||
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 10th | Shot put | 20.61 m |