Eldred Henry (born 18 September 1994) is an athlete from the

British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands and north-west ...

competing in the

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

and

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

. He represented his country at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

finishing last in the qualifying round. Earlier, he competed at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

and

2015 Pan American Games The 2015 Pan American Games (), officially the XVII Pan American Games () and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games (Toronto 2015), were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, ...

. He is the current national record holder in several events.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor *

Shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

– 21.47 (Kingsville 2019) NR and CR and NCAA DII RecordBritish Virgin Islands national records progression - run123
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Weight throw Weight throw (or Weight for distance) is a traditional strength sport and throwing event derived from ancient Scottish Highland games. Unlike its other counterpart, the Weight over bar which involves a stationary pendulum like swing for height, ...

– 18.32 (Coolidge 2015) NR *

Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

– 61.90 (La Jolla 2014) NR *

Hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

– 47.48 (Hutchinson 2015) NR Indoor *

– 20.61 (Glendale 2015) NR *

– 17.97 (Albuquerque 2015) NR

References

All-Athletics profile
1994 births Living people British Virgin Islands male athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for the British Virgin Islands Commonwealth Games competitors for the British Virgin Islands Pan American Games competitors for the British Virgin Islands Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the British Virgin Islands People from Road Town Male shot putters Male discus throwers Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games 21st-century British sportsmen {{BritishVirginIslands-athletics-bio-stub