Jamaica gets first medal at World Youth Champs
Published:Wednesday | July 8, 2009 | 3:26 PM
National junior record holder Traves Smikle mined the first medal for Jamaica on today’s opening day of the World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy.
The 17-year-old finished third in the Men’s Discus Final for the bronze medal with a personal best throw of 61.22 metres.
He is the first Jamaican discus thrower to represent the country at this level.
The gold medal went to Hamid Manssour of Syria with a throw of 64.20 metres, while American Ryan Crouser took the silver medal with a throw of 61.64 metres.