 At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, even though he had a throat infection that left him with a severe fever the day before the race, he won the gold medal, beating the Pan American Games record, with the mark of 22.07 m.

In the Diamond League 2019, he finished as runner-up overall.At the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar, the hardest and strongest contest in the history of the Shot Put of all time was held.Tom Walsh pitched 22.90m on the first try.