Nayoka Clunis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Born | 7 October 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Hammer: 71.83m (Tucson, 2024) |
Nayoka Clunis (born 7 October 1995) is a Jamaican hammer thrower. She is Jamaican national record holder and multiple-time national champion.[1]
Early life[edit]
She attended the University of Minnesota before transferring to the University of Tennessee in 2020.[2]
Career[edit]
In 2023 she won her fourth Jamaican national championship title in the hammer throw.[3] That year, she set a lifetime best mark of 71.18 metres in Canada.[4] She became the first Jamaican to compete in the Hammer Throw competition at the World Athletics Championships (man or woman) at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[5] At the event she was hampered by discomfort in her back and did not throw 60 metres.[6]
In May 2024, Clunis set a new national record with a 71.83m throw at the USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona breaking the previous national record of 71.48m set in 2016 by Daina Levy.[7][8] That month, she was announced as one of five athletes to benefit from sponsorship by the Jamaican Olympic Association.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nayoka Clunis". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "TENNESSEE SIGNS JAMAICAN STANDOUT WAYNE PINNOCK, ADDS MORE TALENT WITH PAIR OF MINNESOTA TRANSFERS". Runnerspace. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "History no matter what". Jamaica Gleaner. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Jamaica's Nayoka Clunis breaks national hammer throw record". Jamaica Observer. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Jamaican hammer thrower Nayoka Clunis highlights funding challenges in track and field". Caribbean National Weekly. December 13, 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Throws mystify Clunis". Jamaica Star. August 25, 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Jacks, Bradley (May 6, 2024). "Clunis sets new hammer throw national record at USATF Throws Festival". Sports Max. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Record-breaking Clunis says 'nothing changes' in Games qualification bid". Jamaica Observer. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "JOA launches Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Jamaica Observer. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "JOA invests J$6m in scholarships for aspiring Olympians ahead of Paris 2024". Carribean National Weekly. May 20, 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.