Chad Dimitri Wright (born 25 March 1991) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the discus throw. He became the first Jamaican to reach an Olympic men's discus final at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.
He has represented Jamaica at the 2015 Beijing World Championships of Athletics and also at the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships. He is a 2 time national champion in the men's discus. He is the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Games champion in the discus. He finished sixth at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and fourth at the 2015 Summer Universiade. He is the 2012 NCAA Discus Champion while representing the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
Weightlifting Career
In 2025, Wright sought to compete at the Commonwealth Games in two sports. https://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20260120/wright-seek-glory-two-sports-commonwealth-games . However, he competed in the 2026 CAC Games Weightlifting competition than won the Men's Discus competition days later. https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/09/23/heavy-ambitions/
https://athleticsja.org/2026/08/day-4-cac-games-report-chad-wright-strikes-gold-at-cac/
Competition record Representing 2009CARIFTA Games (U20)Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia6thShot put (6 kg)15.95 m3rdDiscus (1.75 kg)50.62 m2010CARIFTA Games (U20)George Town, Cayman Islands3rdShot put (6 kg)18.19 m1stDiscus (1.75 kg)63.11 mCentral American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.1stShot put (6 kg)18.32 m2ndDiscus (1.75 kg)60.52 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada13th (q)Shot put (6 kg)18.33 m5thDiscus (1.75 kg)60.33 m2012NACAC U23 ChampionshipsIrapuato, Mexico4thDiscus56.92 m2013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico1stDiscus60.79 m2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom6thDiscus60.33 m2015UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea4thDiscus60.10 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China17th (q)Discus61.53 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar25th (q)Discus60.60 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan9thDiscus62.56 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States25th (q)Discus60.31 m2025NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas3rdDiscus62.85 m2026Central American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic1stDiscus63.39 m
Personal bests Outdoor Shot put – 19.39 (Columbus 2013) Discus throw – 66.54 (Excelsior High School - 08 Feb 2020) Indoor Shot put – 19.02 (Geneva 2014)
References
External links
Chad Wright at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics (archived)