Candice Scott

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'''Candice Henrietta Scott''' (born 17 September 1980) is a track and field athlete who is a hammer throw specialist from Trinidad and Tobago.

Her personal best throw is 71.45 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Marietta, Georgia.

She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team. She graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in recreation in 2005.

==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{TRI}} |- |rowspan=2|1998 |CARIFTA Games (U20) |Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |bgcolor=gold|1st |Shot put |13.17 m |- |Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) |Georgetown, Cayman Islands |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Shot put |12.78 m |- |rowspan=3|1999 |rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U20) |rowspan=2|Fort-de-France, Martinique |bgcolor=gold|1st |Shot put |14.09 m |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Discus throw |34.50 m |- |Pan American Junior Championships |Tampa, United States |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Shot put |14.16 m |- |rowspan=2|2002 |rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games |rowspan=2|Manchester, United Kingdom |8th |Shot put |15.33 m |- |5th |Hammer throw |60.93 m |- |rowspan=2|2003 |World Championships |Paris, France |9th |Hammer throw |67.73 m |- |Pan American Games |Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Hammer throw |69.06 m |- |2004 |Olympic Games |Athens, Greece |9th |Hammer throw |69.94 m (=NR) |- |rowspan=3|2005 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Nassau, Bahamas |5th |Shot put |16.43 m |- |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Hammer throw |67.44 m |- |World Championships |Helsinki, Finland |8th |Hammer throw |66.55 m |- |rowspan=2|2007 |NACAC Championships |San Salvador, El Salvador |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Hammer throw |60.52 m |- |Pan American Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |9th |Hammer throw |62.21 m |- |rowspan=2|2008 |Central American and Caribbean Championships |Cali, Colombia |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Hammer throw |69.26 m |- |Olympic Games |Beijing, PR China |40th (q) |Hammer throw |63.03 m |}

== See also ==

{{Portal|Biography|Olympics}} * Florida Gators * List of University of Florida alumni * List of University of Florida Olympians {{Clear}}

== References ==

* {{World Athletics}}

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