11 Facts About Keshorn Walcott

Keshorn Walcott is an Olympic champion, having won gold in 2012.

Keshorn Walcott is the first Caribbean male athlete, as well as the first of African descent, to win the gold medal in a throwing event in the history of the Olympics.

Keshorn Walcott is the holder of the North, Central American and Caribbean junior record.

Keshorn Walcott was raised in the fishing village of Toco, in north-east Trinidad.

Keshorn Walcott did not take up the javelin until the age of 15, but found immediate success.

Keshorn Walcott responded to the pressure of the Olympic finals by throwing a personal best distance on his first throw, giving him the lead, and then exceeding that distance on his second throw.

Keshorn Walcott defeated a string of top athletes to win the competition including 90-metre thrower Tero Pitkamaki and two-time defending Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen, as well as Vesely, Oleksandr Pyatnytsya and Antti Ruuskanen.

Keshorn Walcott was awarded $150,000 in cash and given land near his hometown of Toco, as well as a luxury home in Port of Spain.

Keshorn Walcott has been coached since 2009 by Cuban-born Ismael Lopez Mastrapa.

Keshorn Walcott had a six-week training camp in Cuba in March and planned to compete at a few events in May 2014, before taking part in another training camp in Europe so he can adjust to Glasgow's climate.

The 2012 London Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott did not qualify for the men's javelin throw final after finishing 7th in Group B in the qualification phase.