Akeem Stewart

Akeem Stewart (born 4 July 1992) is a Trinidad and Tobago Paralympic athlete with F43 disability classification. He competes in discus throw, javelin throw and shot put events.

Stewart represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F44 event and the silver medal in the men's discus throw F44 event.

Career

In 2011, Stewart competed at the CARIFTA Games held in Montego Bay, Jamaica where he won two medals in the junior under-20 events: the silver medal in the discus throw event and the bronze medal in the shot put event. He competed at the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics held in Morelia, Mexico where he finished in 4th place in the shot put event.

In 2014, Stewart finished in 4th place in the shot put event at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Veracruz, Mexico. In this year, he also competed in the 2014 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics where he won the bronze medal in the shot put event. The following year, Stewart represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2015 Parapan American Games and he won two gold medals: in the men's discus throw F44 event and in the men's javelin throw F44 event. In the same year, he also competed in the 2015 World Championships and he won the bronze medal in the men's discus throw F44 event.

In 2017, Stewart competed in the 2017 World Championships winning the gold medal in both the shot put F44 and javelin throw F44 events. He also set a new world record in both events. In 2018, he represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia and he did not win a medal on this occasion. He competed in the men's shot put event where he finished in 9th place in the final.

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F64 event at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru. He also set a new world record of 63.70m, He pulled out of the 2020 Summer Paralympics competition, citing insufficient preparation.

He competed in discus throw F64 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, winning a silver medal.

Achievements

Representing 2015 Parapan American Games Toronto, Canada 1st Discus throw 63.03 1st Javelin throw 53.36 World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd Discus throw 59.13 2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Javelin throw 57.32 2nd Discus throw 61.72 2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 1st Javelin throw 57.61 1st Shot put 19.08 2019 Parapan American Games Lima, Peru 1st Discus throw 63.70 2nd Javelin throw 55.24 2024 Summer Paralympics Paris, France 2nd Discus throw 59.66