Josh Awotunde

Josh Olayinka Awotunde is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and has a personal record of outdoors and indoors. Awotunde is the 2025 USA Track & Field Men’s Shot Put Champion with a throw of 22.47 m.

Personal life

Awotunde was born in Lanham, Maryland in 1995. He was raised in Franklinville, New Jersey, by parents Adeola and Christina Awotunde. He is a 2013 graduate of Delsea Regional High School in New Jersey. Awotunde attended University of South Carolina and graduated in 2017. He is of Nigerian ancestry.

NCAA

Awotunde competed for University of South Carolina, finishing second at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor [Track and Field Championships] before graduating. Awotunde set his Personal Best in 2018 throwing.