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| name = Josh Awotunde
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| caption = Awotunde at the 2022 World Championships
| fullname = Josh Olayinka Awotunde
| fullname = Josh Olayinka Awotunde
| nationality = American
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|6|12}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|6|12}}
| birth_place = [[Lanham, Maryland]]
| birth_place = [[Lanham, Maryland]], U.S.
| hometown = [[Franklinville, New Jersey]]
| hometown = [[Franklinville, New Jersey]], U.S.
| height = 6ft 2in
| height = 6ft 2in
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| collegeteam = [[South Carolina Gamecocks|University of South Carolina]] 2013–2018<br>[[Delsea Regional High School]] '13
| collegeteam = [[South Carolina Gamecocks|University of South Carolina]] 2013–2018<br>[[Delsea Regional High School]] '13
| coach =
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| pb = {{T&Fcalc|22.00}} Outdoor <br>{{T&Fcalc|21.33}} Indoor
| pb = {{T&Fcalc|22.29}} Outdoor <br>{{T&Fcalc|21.74}} Indoor
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{{Medal|Competition|[[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]}}
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{{MedalBronze|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|2022 Eugene]]|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
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'''Josh Olayinka Awotunde''' (born June 12, 1995) is an American [[track and field]] athlete who competes in the [[shot put]] and has a personal record of {{T&Fcalc|22.00}} outdoors and {{T&Fcalc|21.33}} indoors.
'''Josh Olayinka Awotunde''' (born June 12, 1995) is an American [[track and field]] athlete who competes in the [[shot put]] and has a personal record of {{T&Fcalc|22.29}} outdoors and {{T&Fcalc|21.74}} indoors.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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|-
|-
! colspan="7" |representing {{USA}}
! colspan="6" |representing {{USA}}
⚫
|-
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|2022 World Athletics Championships]]
|Shot Put
|{{T&Fcalc|22.29}}
|{{bronze3}} 3rd
|-
|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|21.70}} || 5th
|-
|-
|[[2019 Pan American Games]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|20.66}} || 6th
|[[2019 Pan American Games]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|20.66}} || 6th
|-
|-
|[[The Match Europe v USA – Results]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|19.04}} || 9th
|[[The Match Europe v USA – Results|2019 The Match Europe v USA]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|19.04}} || 9th
|-
! colspan="6" |representing Nike
|-
|[[2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|21.74}} || {{silver2}} 2nd
|-
|2021 [[Meeting Città di Padova]]
|Shot Put
|{{T&Fcalc|22.00}}
|{{Gold1}} 1st
|-
|[[2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|2020 United States Olympic Trials]]
|Shot Put
|{{T&Fcalc|21.85}}
|5th<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials: Results|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/us-olympic-track-and-field-trials-results|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Olympics.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
! colspan="7" |representing {{NGA}}
! colspan="6" |representing {{NGA}}
|-
|-
|2016 [[Confederation of African Athletics]] Grand Prix || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|18.95}} || {{gold1}} 1st
|2016 [[Confederation of African Athletics]] Grand Prix || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|18.95}} || {{gold1}} 1st
|-
|-
! colspan="7" |representing Unattached
! colspan="6" |representing Unattached
|-
|-
|[[2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|20.97}} || 5th<ref>[https://usatf.org/usatf/files/6e/6e186d55-97ae-4660-9205-454d95ab3fd2.htm 2019 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships - 2/22/2019 to 2/24/2019 Ocean Breeze Results] [[USATF]]</ref>
|[[2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|20.97}} || 5th<ref>[https://usatf.org/usatf/files/6e/6e186d55-97ae-4660-9205-454d95ab3fd2.htm 2019 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships - 2/22/2019 to 2/24/2019 Ocean Breeze Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003506/https://usatf.org/usatf/files/6e/6e186d55-97ae-4660-9205-454d95ab3fd2.htm |date=April 4, 2019 }} [[USATF]]</ref>
|-
|-
|[[2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|20.63}} || {{bronze3}} 3rd<ref>[https://usatf.org/usatf/files/6e/6e186d55-97ae-4660-9205-454d95ab3fd2.htm 2019 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships - 2/22/2019 to 2/24/2019 Ocean Breeze Results] [[USATF]]</ref>
|[[2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|20.63}} || {{bronze3}} 3rd<ref>[https://usatf.org/usatf/files/6e/6e186d55-97ae-4660-9205-454d95ab3fd2.htm 2019 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships - 2/22/2019 to 2/24/2019 Ocean Breeze Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003506/https://usatf.org/usatf/files/6e/6e186d55-97ae-4660-9205-454d95ab3fd2.htm |date=April 4, 2019 }} [[USATF]]</ref>
|-
|-
! colspan="7" |representing [[South Carolina Gamecocks]]
! colspan="6" |representing [[South Carolina Gamecocks]]
|-
|-
|[[2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Men field events|2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|20.14}} || 7th
|[[2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Men field events|2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] || Shot Put || {{T&Fcalc|20.14}} || 7th
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|[[2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|2014 U20 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] || Discus || {{T&Fcalc|58.37}} || 4th
|[[2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|2014 U20 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] || Discus || {{T&Fcalc|58.37}} || 4th
|-
|-
! colspan="7" |representing [[Delsea Regional High School]]
! colspan="6" |representing [[Delsea Regional High School]]
|-
|-
|[[USATF U20 Outdoor Championships|2013 U20 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] || Discus || {{T&Fcalc|56.48}} || 5th
|[[USATF U20 Outdoor Championships|2013 U20 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] || Discus || {{T&Fcalc|56.48}} || 5th
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!Year
!Year
!Shot Put (o) !! Shot Put (i)
!Shot Put (o) !! Shot Put (i)
|-
|2022
|{{T&Fcalc|22.29}}
|{{T&Fcalc|21.74}}
|-
|2021
|{{T&Fcalc|22.00}}
|{{T&Fcalc|21.27}}
|-
|2020
|n/a
|{{T&Fcalc|20.45}}
|-
|-
|2019 || {{T&Fcalc|21.13}} || {{T&Fcalc|20.63}}
|2019 || {{T&Fcalc|21.13}} || {{T&Fcalc|20.63}}
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|-
|2014 || {{T&Fcalc|17.52}} || {{T&Fcalc|17.10}}
|2014 || {{T&Fcalc|17.52}} || {{T&Fcalc|17.10}}
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|-
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{iaaf name|id=283819}}
* {{World Athletics}}
*{{Instagram|___tunde}}
* {{USATF}}
* {{Team USA|new_id=josh-awotunde|old_id=AW/Josh-Awotunde|archive=20220718200554}}
*[https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Josh-Awotunde Josh Awotunde profile] [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|Team USA]]
* {{Instagram|___tunde}}


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Latest revision as of 01:51, 5 December 2024

Josh Awotunde
Awotunde at the 2022 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameJosh Olayinka Awotunde
Born (1995-06-12) June 12, 1995 (age 29)
Lanham, Maryland, U.S.
Home townFranklinville, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
College teamUniversity of South Carolina 2013–2018
Delsea Regional High School '13
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)22.29 m (73 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Outdoor
21.74 m (71 ft 3+3⁄4 in) Indoor
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene Shot put

Josh Olayinka Awotunde (born June 12, 1995) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and has a personal record of 22.29 m (73 ft 1+1⁄2 in) outdoors and 21.74 m (71 ft 3+3⁄4 in) indoors.

Personal life

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Awotunde was born in Lanham, Maryland in 1995. He was raised in Franklinville, New Jersey, by parents Adeola and Christina Awotunde. He is a 2013 graduate of Delsea Regional High School in New Jersey. Awotunde attended University of South Carolina and graduated in 2017. He is of Nigerian ancestry.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Professional

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representing  United States
2022 World Athletics Championships Shot Put 22.29 m (73 ft 1+1⁄2 in) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd
2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships Shot Put 21.70 m (71 ft 2+1⁄4 in) 5th
2019 Pan American Games Shot Put 20.66 m (67 ft 9+1⁄4 in) 6th
2019 The Match Europe v USA Shot Put 19.04 m (62 ft 5+1⁄2 in) 9th
representing Nike
2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 21.74 m (71 ft 3+3⁄4 in) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
2021 Meeting Città di Padova Shot Put 22.00 m (72 ft 2 in) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
2020 United States Olympic Trials Shot Put 21.85 m (71 ft 8 in) 5th[7]
representing  Nigeria
2016 Confederation of African Athletics Grand Prix Shot Put 18.95 m (62 ft 2 in) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st
representing Unattached
2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 20.97 m (68 ft 9+1⁄2 in) 5th[8]
2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 20.63 m (67 ft 8 in) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd[9]
representing South Carolina Gamecocks
2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 20.14 m (66 ft 3⁄4 in) 7th
2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 19.02 m (62 ft 4+3⁄4 in) 14th
2016 Athletics Federation of Nigeria Championship Shot Put 19.00 m (62 ft 4 in) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
2014 U20 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 19.17 m (62 ft 10+1⁄2 in) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd
2014 U20 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus 58.37 m (191 ft 6 in) 4th
representing Delsea Regional High School
2013 U20 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus 56.48 m (185 ft 3+1⁄2 in) 5th
2012 U20 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus 51.13 m (167 ft 8+3⁄4 in) 20th

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NCAA

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Awotunde competed for University of South Carolina, finishing second at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships before graduating.[11] Awotunde set his Personal Best in 2018 throwing 21.33 m (69 ft 11+3⁄4 in).[12][13]

representing South Carolina Gamecocks
2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 20.57 m (67 ft 5+3⁄4 in) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
2018 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 20.77 m (68 ft 1+1⁄2 in) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
2018 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus 53.26 m (174 ft 8+3⁄4 in) 10th
2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 20.15 m (66 ft 1+1⁄4 in) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd
2018 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 21.33 m (69 ft 11+3⁄4 in) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st NR
2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 18.52 m (60 ft 9 in) 19th
2017 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 19.62 m (64 ft 4+1⁄4 in) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
2017 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus 55.60 m (182 ft 4+3⁄4 in) 8th
2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 19.66 m (64 ft 6 in) 5th
2017 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 18.34 m (60 ft 2 in) 7th
2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus 56.31 m (184 ft 8+3⁄4 in) 25th
2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 19.43 m (63 ft 8+3⁄4 in) 7th
2016 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 18.81 m (61 ft 8+1⁄2 in) 4th
2016 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus 53.52 m (175 ft 7 in) 8th
2016 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 18.98 m (62 ft 3 in) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd
2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus 55.73 m (182 ft 10 in) 28th
2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 17.81 m (58 ft 5 in) 45th
2015 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 18.57 m (60 ft 11 in) 5th
2015 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus 51.19 m (167 ft 11+1⁄4 in) 10th
2015 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 18.08 m (59 ft 3+3⁄4 in) 7th

Seasonal bests

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Year Shot Put (o) Shot Put (i)
2022 22.29 m (73 ft 1+1⁄2 in) 21.74 m (71 ft 3+3⁄4 in)
2021 22.00 m (72 ft 2 in) 21.27 m (69 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
2020 n/a 20.45 m (67 ft 1 in)
2019 21.13 m (69 ft 3+3⁄4 in) 20.63 m (67 ft 8 in)
2018 20.77 m (68 ft 1+1⁄2 in) 21.33 m (69 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
2017 19.96 m (65 ft 5+3⁄4 in) 19.66 m (64 ft 6 in)
2016 20.11 m (65 ft 11+1⁄2 in) 18.98 m (62 ft 3 in)
2015 18.57 m (60 ft 11 in) 18.08 m (59 ft 3+3⁄4 in)
2014 17.52 m (57 ft 5+3⁄4 in) 17.10 m (56 ft 1 in)

References

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  1. ^ Josh Aworunde hudl profile QB
  2. ^ Josh Aworunde maxpreps
  3. ^ JOSH AWOTUNDE University of South Carolina profile South Carolina Gamecocks
  4. ^ Delsea grad Josh Awotunde finishes second at NCAAs in shot put USA Today
  5. ^ Josh Aworunde milesplit profile
  6. ^ Delsea graduate Josh Awotunde begins Olympic pursuit after stellar collegiate career Courier-Post
  7. ^ "U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials: Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  8. ^ 2019 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships - 2/22/2019 to 2/24/2019 Ocean Breeze Results Archived April 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine USATF
  9. ^ 2019 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships - 2/22/2019 to 2/24/2019 Ocean Breeze Results Archived April 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine USATF
  10. ^ USATF. "2018 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships". Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  11. ^ One more shot - Track and field star has high hopes for his senior season University of South Carolina
  12. ^ Awotunde Wins Gold on Final Day of SEC Championships South Carolina Gamecocks
  13. ^ Alabama, Arkansas win SEC Indoor Track and Field titles Southeastern Conference
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