Ronetta Smith
Jamaican sprinter (born 1980)
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Ronetta Jamilah Smith (born 2 May 1980) is a Jamaican sprinter.
Born2 May 1980
Kingston, Jamaica
SportTrack and field
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| Born | 2 May 1980 Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 (set in May 2005), Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships. She ran for the relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but only in the qualifying heat. Before the final heat she was replaced by Novlene Williams, with whom Jamaica eventually won the bronze medal.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1996 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | 400 m | 56.13 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:45.51 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 7th (h)[1] | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:40.58 | |
| 1997 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | 400 m | 55.78 |
| 4th | 400 m hurdles | 64.72 | |||
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | – (qf) | 400 metres | DQ |
| 2nd (h) | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:31.99 | |||
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 19th (h) | 400 metres | 53.66 |
| 2nd | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:31.23 | |||
| World Championships | Paris, France | 6th (sf) | 400 metres | 51.39 | |
| 3rd | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:22.92 | |||
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 13th (h) | 400 metres | 53.39 |
| 5th | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:33.77 | |||
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:24.92 (h) SB | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th (h) | 400 metres | 52.26 |
| 2nd | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:23.29 SB | |||
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 15th (h) | 400 metres | 53.57 |
| 5th (h) | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:30.03 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 16th (sf) | 400 metres | 53.11 | |
| 4th | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:34.91 | |||
| 2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:30.16 |
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:28.74 | |
