Candesha Scott

{{short description|Grenadian javelin thrower (born 1997)}}

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| name = Candesha Scott

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| nationality = {{GRN}}

| sport = Track and field

| event = Javelin throw
Triple Jump
Shot Put
Combined Events

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| collegeteam = Minnesota Golden Gophers

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|01|13}}

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| pb =Javelin throw 51.13 m (2016) {{AthAbbr|NR|Grenadian}}
Shot Put (Indoor) 13.22m
Triple Jump (Indoor) 11.04m
Pentathlon 2830{{Cite web|url=https://results.flotrack.org/?mid=1354|title = Results}}
Heptathlon 4412

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Candesha Scott (born 13 January 1997) is a Grenadian javelin thrower.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/grenada/candesha-scott-309580|title = Candesha SCOTT | Profile}} 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.{{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}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.grenadasports.gd/anderson-peters-off-msu/|title = All about Sports Betting | Markets and Bookmakers in Latin America}}{{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}}{{cite web|url=https://www.directathletics.com/results/track/53302_3287159.html|title=Mesa Indoor}}