Rojé Stona
Rojé Stona is a track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. Formerly representing Jamaica, he broke the Olympic record in the Athletics at the [2024 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|men's discus throw] event to win the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Early life
He started his secondary school throwing career at Rusea's High School in Hanover, where he won the Class Two boys discus at the Western Championships in 2014. He then attended St. Jago High School in Spanish Town, Jamaica. He also attended Clemson University, where in 2022 he in industrial engineering, and the University of Arkansas.Career
Athletics
He won gold in the discus at the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships in Mexico. He won silver in the discus at the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships behind compatriot Kai Chang.He qualified for the final of the discus at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw|2022 Commonwealth Games] in Birmingham, finishing sixth overall. He was runner-up to Turner Washington in the discus at the 2024 [NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships] in Austin, Texas in June 2023.
He competed in the men's discus at the 2023 [World Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|2023 World Athletics Championships] in Budapest and threw 62.57 metres.
In April 2024, Stona achieved the qualifying mark for the discus at the 2024 Summer Olympics in finishing second at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, with a personal best distance of 69.05m. He then won the discus throw at the LA Grand Prix in May 2024 with a throw of 66.93 metres. In July 2024, he was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In the Paris 2024 Olympics, Stona clinched the gold medal in the men's discus throw. He set a new personal best and an Olympic record with a throw of 70.00 meters in the 4th round, surpassing silver medalist Mykolas Alekna, who had broken his father Virgilijus Alekna's 20-year Olympic record just minutes earlier with a throw of 69.97 meters. This victory was the first Olympic gold medal for Jamaica in a throwing event, and the second Olympic medal overall, after Rajindra Campbell's bronze in the shot put event three days before. It was also Jamaica's only gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
He competed in Stockholm at the 2025 BAUHAUS-galan event, part of the 2025 Diamond League, in June 2025 placing sixth overall. He placed third at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August.
In June 2025, it was announced that Stona was switching allegiance from Jamaica to Turkey, alongside fellow athlete Rajindra Campbell. As a result, both athletes did not compete at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.