Tyrone Smith (athlete)

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FullnameTyrone Mark Eugene Smith
Born (1984-08-07) 7 August 1984 (age 41)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Tyrone Smith
Smith at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameTyrone Mark Eugene Smith
Born (1984-08-07) 7 August 1984 (age 41)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Bermuda
SportAthletics
Event
Long Jump
Updated on 26 December 2014

Tyrone Smith (born 7 August 1984) is a Bermudian long jumper.

Smith grew up in the Chicago suburb of North Chicago where he attended NCCHS and Novak-King Middle School. At NCCHS he was a member of the track and field team as well as the football team. Following high school he pursued a collegiate career in both sports at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR), now the Missouri University of Science and Technology, eventually deciding after his freshman year to concentrate in track and field. Smith Is a 3 time NCAA Division II All-American in the long jump. He holds the school records at both the indoor and outdoor long jump.[1] He won Bermuda's Athlete of the Year three times, 2011, 2012 and 2013.[2]

Smith is now represented by Kallas Management.

He has competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games for Bermuda. Smith reached the finals of the 2012 Olympic Games.

Smith competed for Bermuda at the 2016 Summer Olympics in long jump, but did not qualify for the finals.[3] He was the flag bearer for Bermuda during the Parade of Nations.[4]

His personal best jump is 8.34 metres, achieved 5 May 2017 on a gold medal winning performance in Houston, United States. This is the Bermuda National Record.

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m10.83 s (wind: +2.0 m/s)Rensselaer, United States6 May 2006
200 m22.18 s (wind: 0.0 m/s)Arlington, United States29 March 2008
Long jump8.34 m (wind: +2.0 m/s)Houston, United States5 May 2017
Indoor
Long jump7.82 mTartu, Estonia9 February 2012

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