Wilbert Walker

Wilbert Walker (born 7 January 1985) is a Jamaican triple jumper. His personal best jump is 16.47 metres (indoor), achieved in March 2006 in Boston. He also has 8.13 metres in the long jump, achieved in May 2006 in Emporia.

Wilbert Walker
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
2004 Hamilton Heptathlon
2003 Port of Spain Heptathlon
2004 Hamilton Long jump
2004 Hamilton Triple jump
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
2001 Bridgetown Long jump

He finished twelfth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and finished eighth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He recently achieved a new mark of 16.76 in the men's triple jump at the Jamaica national trials in June of this year, he went on to the cac games where he finished fourth with a leap of 16.65 meters.

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2001 CARIFTA Games (U17) Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd Long jump 6.62m (1.9 m/s)
2003 CARIFTA Games (U20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st Heptathlon 4837 pts
Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 6th Long jump 7.17 m
6th Triple jump 14.88 m
2004 CARIFTA Games (U20) Hamilton, Bermuda 1st Heptathlon 4977 pts w
2nd Long jump 7.49m w (2.4 m/s)
2nd Triple jump 15.69 w (2.2 m/s)
World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 12th Long jump 7.10 m (wind: +0.9 m/s)
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 6th Triple jump 16.03 m (w)
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8th Triple jump 16.33 m
NACAC U-23 Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 4th Long jump 7.65 m (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2nd Triple jump 16.18 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 11th (q) Long jump 7.40 m
3rd Triple jump 16.35 m
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4th Triple jump 16.65 m
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 5th Triple jump 16.85 m
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3rd Triple jump 16.01 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 24th (q) Triple jump 15.97 m
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 6th Triple jump 15.73 m
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