Kobe Lawrence

Kobe Lawrence
Personal information
Born (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal bestShot put: 20.50 m (2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  JAM
World U20 Championships
2022 Cali Shot put

Kobe Lawrence (born 12 February 2004) is a Jamaican shot putter. He set a Jamaican indoor national record of 20.50 metres in placing second at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships. He was previously a silver medalists at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]

Biography

Lawrence attended Calabar High School in Jamaica.[2] He placed eighth in the shot put at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.[3] The following year, Lawrence won the silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, becoming the first Jamaican to win a global medal in the discipline. He also reached the final of the discus throw at the championships, placing tenth overall.[4][5][6]

In June 2024, Lawrence placed second to Rajindra Campbell at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in Kingston with a throw of 19.58 metres.[7] Lawrence set a personal best of 20.32 metres in placing fourth for the University of Oregon at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[8] The mark surpassed his previous best of 20.07 metres, which had stood since Lawrence competed at the 2024 Oregon Twilight meeting, the year he stayed working with coach Brian Blutreich. It also set a new Oregon school record, surpassing the previous best set by Neal Steinhauer in 1966.[9]

Lawrence set a new personal best and University of Oregon record of 19.81 metres in Kansas in January 2026.[10] Competing for the University of Oregon, he set a Jamaican indoor national record of 20.50 metres in placing second at the 2026 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, bettering the Ashinia Miller effort of 20.48m set indoors in 2024.[11] In June, he qualified for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing fourth overall with a season's best 19.87 metres.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Kobe Lawrence". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  2. ^ "Champs 2022 - Lawrence into Boys Class One Shot Put final". Jamaica Star. April 8, 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  3. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". worldathletics.org. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  4. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". worldathletics.org. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  5. ^ Graham, Raymond (January 20, 2023). "Coach Robinson confident about shot putter Lawrence". Jamaica Star. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Kobe Lawrence follows history-making shot with discus final today". Jamaica Gleaner. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  7. ^ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Kobe Lawrence takes fourth in NCAA men's shot put". Jamaica Observer. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  9. ^ "Kobe Lawrence nation's fourth-best in shot put". dailyemerald.com. 12 Jun 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  10. ^ Reid, Paul A. (16 Jan 2026). "Kobe Lawrence improves on his Oregon shot put record". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  11. ^ "Jamaica's Taylor and Marshall go 1-2 in 800m at NCAA Indoor Championships". Jamaica Observer. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  12. ^ "HABTOM SAMUEL OVERCOMES SIDE STITCH, RETURNS TO TOP OF THE NCAA PODIUM IN THE 10,000 METERS". Dyestat. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
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