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. He won Bermuda's Athlete of the Year three times, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
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. He was the flag bearer for Bermuda during the Parade of Nations.
Personal bests 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.
Event Result Venue DateOutdoor 100 m 10.83 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) Rensselaer, United States 6 May 2006 200 m 22.18 s (wind: 0.0 m/s) Arlington, United States 29 March 2008 Long jump 8.34 m (wind: +2.0 m/s) Houston, United States 5 May 2017Indoor Long jump 7.82 m Tartu, Estonia 9 February 2012
Achievements Representing 2006NACAC U23 ChampionshipsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 3rd7.90 m (+0.7 m/s)2007NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador7th7.38 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (q)7.32 m2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain18th (q)7.38 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia 3rd7.80 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China15th (q)7.91 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany31st (q)7.72 m2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar25th (q)7.45 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st8.22 m NRCommonwealth GamesDelhi, India5th7.76 m2011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st8.06 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea19th (q)7.91 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey10th (q)7.80 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom12th7.70 m2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia13th (q)7.89 m2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom8th7.79 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico11th7.17 m A (-1.5 m/s)2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada4th8.07 m (w)World ChampionshipsBeijing, China10th7.79 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil16th (q)7.81 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom13th (q)7.88 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom11th7.75 mCommonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia10th7.79 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia2nd8.03 mNACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada4th7.98 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru5th7.74 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar25th (q)7.49 m
References
External links
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