Ralford Mullings

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| nationality = Jamaican

| sport = Athletics

| event = Discus throw

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| pb = Discus throw: 69.67m (Oklahoma, 2024)

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Ralford Mullings (born 22 November 2002) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw.{{cite web|title=Ralford Mullings|website=World Athletics|accessdate=8 April 2024|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/ralford-mullings-14826630}}

Early life

He attended Kingston College in his homeland where he was coached by Caniggia Raynor.{{cite web| url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20220102/julian-robinson-expecting-discus-medals-talented-jamaican-crop#google_vignette|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=8 April 2024|title= Julian Robinson expecting discus medals for talented Jamaican crop|date=2 January 2022}}{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20210514/mullings-missing-fans|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=8 April 2024|title=Mullings misses the fans|date=16 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.trackalerts.com/2020/01/pinnock-leads-kc-dominance-of-central-hurdles-relays-gc-foster-field-events-meet/|accessdate=8 April 2024|website=Track Alerts|title= Pinnock leads KC dominance of Central Hurdles & Relays/GC Foster Field Events Meet|first=Anthony|last= Foster|date=January 19, 2020}}

He joined Arizona State University in 2021. {{cite web |date=September 2, 2021 |title=Mullings off to Arizona State |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20210902/mullings-arizona-state |website=Jamaica Gleaner}} He then studied at the University of Arkansas.{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/apr/01/mullings-surpasses-200-feet-at-stanford-invitational/|website=Arkansas Gazette|accessdate=8 April 2024|title=Mullings surpasses 200 feet at Stanford Invitational|date=April 1, 2023|first=Bob|last=Holt}} He later transferred to the University of Oklahoma.{{cite web|title=R.Mullings|accessdate=8 April 2024|url=https://soonersports.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/ralford-mullings/16942|website=Sooner Sports}}

Career

He threw a junior personal best distance of 66.16m at the Jamaican U20 championships in Kingston, Jamaica in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20210626/personal-best-discus-throw-kcs-mullings|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=8 April 2024|title= Personal best discus throw for KC's Mullings|date=26 June 2021}} He was a World U20 Championships silver medallist in the discus throw in Nairobi in 2021, with a new junior personal best 66.68 metres.{{cite web|website=Jamaica Loopnews|accessdate=8 April 2024|url= https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/motivational-mondays-jcan-u20-athletes-put-show-kenya|title= Motivational Mondays: J'can U20 athletes put on a show in Kenya|first=Kadeem|last=Rodgers|date=August 23, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2021/08/21/world-u-20-champs-mullings-gets-discus-silver-with-personal-best/|website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=8 April 2024|title= World U-20 Champs: Mullings gets discus silver with personal best|date=21 August 2021}}

Mullings threw a personal best of 65.39m in April 2022, whilst a freshman at Arizona State University.{{cite web|url= https://thesundevils.com/news/2022/4/16/track-field-mullings-van-klinken-earn-gold-at-mt-sac-relays.aspx|website=The Sun Devils|accessdate=8 April 2024|date= April 16, 2022|first=Will|last=Edmonds|title=Mullings, van Klinken Earn Gold at Mt. SAC Relays}}

He became the NACAC U23 champion in the discus throw in Costa Rica in 2023, with a distance of 61.18 metres. {{cite web |accessdate=8 April 2024 |date=July 21, 2023 |first=Anthony |last=Foster |title=Heartbreak and Triumph: Jamaica's Journey at NACAC U18 and U23 Championships Unfolds |url=https://www.trackalerts.com/2023/07/heartbreak-and-triumph-jamaicas-journey-at-nacac-u18-and-u23-championships-unfolds/ |website=Track Alerts}}

In April 2024, he threw a personal best distance of 69.67 metres in Oklahoma, it placed him second on the Jamaican all-time list, only behind Fedrick Dacres' 70.78m set in June 2019.{{cite web|website=Jamaica Observer|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/06/mullings-takes-discus-world-lead-big-69-67m-throw/|title= Mullings takes over discus world lead with big 69.67m throw|date=6 April 2024|accessdate=8 April 2024}} He competed in the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, placing ninth in the final.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5843/men-s-discus-throw-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=8 September 2024|date=7 August 2024|title=Men's Discus Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/149220-jaaa-announces-star-studded-team-for-2024-paris-olympic-games|website=Sportsmax.tv|accessdate=8 July 2024|title= JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games|first=Leighton|last=Levy|date=July 7, 2024}}

References

Category:2002 births

Category:Living people

Category:Arizona State Sun Devils men's track and field athletes

Category:Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes

Category:Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica

Category:Jamaican male discus throwers

Category:Oklahoma Sooners men's track and field athletes

Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica