Keron Francis

Keron Francis

Personal information
Nationality	Grenada
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Javelin Throw 74.11m (2004) Long Jump (Indoor) 7.69 m
Medal record CARIFTA Games (U17) 1998 Port of Spain Javelin Throw CARIFTA Games (U20) 2000 St. George's Javelin Throw 2001 Bridgetown Javelin Throw 2001 Bridgetown Heptathlon† Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships 2000 St. George's Javelin throw NACAC Under-25 Championships in Athletics 2002 San Antonio Javelin throw

Keron Francis is a former Grenadian javelin thrower and heptathlete who earned a Gold medal at the Carifta Games in both disciplines. On 12 June 2004, he threw the javelin a personal-best distance of 74.11 metres (243.1 ft) in the event, setting a national record that was broken by Emron Gibbs, who in turn had his record broken by Anderson Peters. Francis also set the indoor national long jump record.^[1]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Grenada
1998	CARIFTA Games	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	3rd	Javelin throw (U17)	49.98 m
2000	CARIFTA Games	St. George's, Grenada	2nd	Javelin throw (U20)	59.35 m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics	St. George's, Grenada	3rd	Javelin throw (U20)	59.73 m
2001	CARIFTA Games	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	Javelin throw (U20)	62.17 m
	CARIFTA Games	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	Heptathlon† (U20)	5063
2002	NACAC Under-25 Championships in Athletics	San Antonio,Texas	3rd	Javelin throw	63.22m

See also

• List of javelin throwers

References

External links

• Keron Francis profile at IAAF