Chad Wright

Chad Dimitri Wright (born 25 March 1991) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the discus throw. He became the first Jamaican to reach an Olympic men's discus final at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.

He has represented Jamaica at the 2015 Beijing World Championships of Athletics and also at the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships. He is a 2 time national champion in the men's discus. He is the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Games champion in the discus. He finished sixth at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and fourth at the 2015 Summer Universiade. He is the 2012 NCAA Discus Champion while representing the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Weightlifting Career

In 2025, Wright sought to compete at the Commonwealth Games in two sports. . However, he competed in the 2026 CAC Games Weightlifting competition than won the Men's Discus competition days later.

Competition record

Personal bests Outdoor Shot put – 19.39 (Columbus 2013) Discus throw – 66.54 (Excelsior High School - 08 Feb 2020) Indoor Shot put – 19.02 (Geneva 2014)