Port Coquitlam’s Jarrett Chong finished up the track and field season with three personal best times at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships in Sainte Therese, Que.
The 15-year-old Port Coquitlam athlete won three gold medals in the midget category, coming in first place in javelin with a distance of 54.83 m, shot put with a distance of 16.56 m and hammer toss with a distance of 56.81 m. He was also presented with the Top Male Legion National Athlete award.
The medals wrap up an impressive season for Chong, a Riverside secondary student who broke the B.C. high school record in javelin after throwing 51.95 m in the provincial championships in Nanaimo in June. The previous record was 49.68 m held by Seever Rondquist since 2014.
Chong grabbed another gold medal in 5 kg shot put with a 14.76 m throw and won the discus championship with a 39.0 m throw at the high school championships.
He also had an impressive showing at the B.C. Summer Games in Abbotsford last month, where his 51.68 in javelin was good enough for gold, while also picking up first place medals in shot put and hammer throw.
