Jess St. John

Jess St. John
nation	Antigua and Barbuda
birthday	13th December 1995 (age 24)
place of birth	American Virgin Islands
Career
discipline	Shot put
Best performance	17.32 m
status	active
last change: May 15, 2019

Jess St. John (born December 13, 1995 in the US Virgin Islands ) is an Antiguan shot putter .

Athletic career

Jess St. John gained first experience in international competitions at the Pan American Junior Championships 2013 in Medellín , where she finished sixth with 12.69 m. In the following year she won the silver medal at the CARIFTA Games in Fort-de-France with a width of 13.26 m, as well as the Central America and Caribbean Junior Championships (CAC) in Morelia with 13.29 m. So she qualified for the Junior World Championships in Eugene , where she was eliminated with 14.00 m in the first round. In 2016 she finished fifth at the U23 NACAC Championships in San Salvador with 15.50 m and seventh at the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast in 2018 with a new national record of 17.32 m.

Personal best

• Shot put: 17.32 m, April 13, 2018 in Gold Coast ( Antiguan record )
  • Shot put (hall): 16.18 m, February 3, 2018 in Manhattan ( Antiguan record )

Web links

• Jess St. John in the database of World Athletics (English)