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CANDICE   SCOTT DATE OF BIRTH: September 17, 1980 PLACE OF BIRTH: ..., Trinidad EDUCATION: Barataria Senior Comprehensive School University of Florida, Florida, USA (B.S. in Recreation Therapy, 2005) OLYMPIC EVENT: Athletics: Hammer Throw CAREER:                               Scott was the first woman from the English-speaking Caribbean to compete in the hammer throw at the Olympics. She became the second female athlete from Trinidad & Tobago to qualify for an Olympic final when she posted a throw of 68.27 meters in the qualifying round of the 2004 Olympics to take the 12th and last spot in the final. Her career includes the following significant accomplishments: 2002 British Commonwealth Games, Manchester, England - Shot Put (8th, 15.35 meters); Hammer Throw (5th, 60.93 meters) 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Hammer Throw (3rd, 69.06 meters) 2003 World Championships, Paris, France - Hammer Throw (9th, 67.73 meters) 2004 Olympics, Athens, Greece - Hammer Throw (Final, 9th, 69.94 meters) 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Nassau, Bahamas - Hammer Throw (1st, 67.44 meters); Shot Put (5th, 16.43 meters) 2005 World Championships, Helsinki, Finland - Hammer Throw (8th, 66.55 meters) 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Hammer Throw (9th, 62.21 meters) 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Cali, Colombia - Hammer Throw (1st, 69.26 meters) 2008 Olympics, Beijing, China - Hammer Throw (40th, 63.03 meters) AWARDS: 2003 - Trinidad & Tobago National Amateur Athletic Association Sportswoman of the Year 2004 - Trinidad & Tobago National Amateur Athletic Association Sportswoman of the Year Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit