{{short description|Grenadian javelin thrower (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = lightgreen | name = Candesha Scott | honorific-suffix = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = {{GRN}} | sport = Track and field | event = Javelin throw<br />Triple Jump<br />Shot Put<br /> Combined Events | club = | collegeteam = Minnesota Golden Gophers | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|01|13}} | birth_place = | residence = | height = | weight = | pb =Javelin throw 51.13 m (2016) {{AthAbbr|NR|Grenadian}}<br />Shot Put (Indoor) 13.22m<br />Triple Jump (Indoor) 11.04m <br />Pentathlon 2830<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.flotrack.org/?mid=1354|title = Results}}</ref><br />Heptathlon 4412 | medaltemplates = }}

'''Candesha Scott''' (born 13 January 1997) is a Grenadian javelin thrower.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/grenada/candesha-scott-309580|title = Candesha SCOTT &#124; Profile}}</ref> She became the National Record holder at the discipline at the 2016 Carifta Games with a throw of 51.13m. She Qualified to compete at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland where she failed to qualify for the final of women's javelin.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Victor|first=Keith|date=28 July 2016|title=Scott Fail To Qualify|url=http://www.gbn.gd/en/gbnnews/3/3978/Scott-Fail-To-Qualify.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129140435/http://www.gbn.gd/en/gbnnews/3/3978/Scott-Fail-To-Qualify.htm|archive-date=29 January 2018|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref> Scott finished 13th overall recording her best throw on the second attempt of her allotted three, throwing 47.86 meters. She has since gained admission into the Central Arizona College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.grenadasports.gd/anderson-peters-off-msu/|title = All about Sports Betting &#124; Markets and Bookmakers in Latin America}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vaquerosports.com/sports/mtrack/2016-17/releases/20170425jzcxhc|title = Candesha Scott is selected as the NJCAA National Female athlete of the week|date = 25 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.directathletics.com/results/track/53302_3287159.html|title=Mesa Indoor}}</ref>

==Combined Event Personal bests== {| class="wikitable" |- !Event !! Result !! Venue !! Date |- !colspan="4"|Outdoor |- | 100 m hurdles||'''16.43''' || Phoenix, AZ || 22 March 2018 |- | High jump ||'''1.49m''' || Phoenix, AZ || 22 March 2018 |- | Shot put ||'''12.64m'''|| Phoenix, AZ || 22 March 2018 |- | 200 m ||'''27.83 ''' || Phoenix, AZ || 22 March 2018 |- | Long jump ||'''5.16m''' ||Phoenix, AZ || 23 March 2018 |- | Javelin throw ||'''49.92m'''|| Phoenix, AZ || 23 March 2018 |- | 800 m ||'''3:03.88 ''' || Phoenix, AZ || 23 March 2018 |- |- bgcolor=lightgray | Heptathlon || '''4412 pts''' || {{flagicon|USA}} Phoenix, AZ || 23 March 2018 |- !colspan="4"|Indoor |- | 60m hurdles|| '''9.80 s''' ||Lubbock, Texas || 2 March 2018 |- | High jump || '''1.44 m''' || Lubbock, Texas || 2 March 2018 |- | Shot put || '''13.15 m''' || Lubbock, Texas || 2 March 2018 |- | Long jump || '''4.88''' || Phoenix, AZ || 26 January 2018 |- | 800 m || '''3:02.32 s''' || Mesa, AZ || 9 February 2018 |- |- bgcolor=lightgray | Pentathlon || '''2830 pts''' || {{flagicon|USA}} Lubbock, Texas || 2 March 2018 |}

==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{GRN}} |- |2015 |CARIFTA Games |Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |bgcolor="bronze" | 3rd |Javelin throw (U20) |45.58m |- |rowspan=5|2016 |HAMPTON INT'L GAMES |Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Javelin throw |48.32m<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ttnaaa.org/results/2016/hampton/|title = Meet Results}}</ref> |- |CARIFTA Games |St. George's, Grenada |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Javelin throw (U20) |51.13m '''CR''' ''NR'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfpitiming.com/liveresults/2016_Outdoor/Carifta_2016/160326F061.htm|title=C.F.P.I. Timing & Data - Contractor License 3/28/2016 - 4:47 PM / 45th FLOW CARIFTA GAMES 2016 - 3/26/2016 to 3/28/2016 / Results at www.cfpitiming.com / NATIONAL ATHLETICS STADIUM }}</ref> |- |Grenada National Championships |St. George's, Grenada |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Javelin throw |47.85m |- |- |OECS Track & Field Championships |Tortola,BVI |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Javelin throw (U20) |50.35m<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bvi.milesplit.com/meets/242954/results/457689/raw#.V6tEPvkwjIU|title=OECS Championships 2016 - Complete Results (Raw)}}</ref> |- |World U20 Championships |Bydgoszcz, Poland |bgcolor= | 28th |Javelin throw |47.86 m<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u20-championships/iaaf-world-u20-championships-bydgoszcz-2016-5680/results/women/javelin-throw/qualification/summary| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160724002613/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u20-championships/iaaf-world-u20-championships-bydgoszcz-2016-5680/results/women/javelin-throw/qualification/summary| archive-date = 2016-07-24| title = Javelin Throw Summary {{!}} IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 {{!}} iaaf.org}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2017 |rowspan=2|OECS Track And Field Championships |rowspan=2|Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Grenada |bgcolor= | 5th |Shot Put |12.34m |- |bgcolor="Gold" | 1st |Javelin |50.12m |- |}

==See also== * List of javelin throwers

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{World Athletics}}

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