Ronetta Jamilah Smith (born 2 May 1980) is a Jamaican sprinter.
Career Smith competed for the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team in the NCAA.
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 Representing 1996Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)San Salvador, El Salvador2nd400 m56.131st relay3:45.51World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia7th (h)Disqualified in the final. relay3:40.581997CARIFTA Games (U-20)Bridgetown, Barbados3rd400 m55.784th400 m hurdles64.722002Commonwealth GamesManchester, England– (qf)400 metresDQ2nd (h)4 x 400 metres relay3:31.99 2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom19th (h)400 metres53.662nd4 x 400 metres relay3:31.23World ChampionshipsParis, France6th (sf)400 metres51.393rd4 x 400 metres relay3:22.922004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary13th (h)400 metres53.395th4 x 400 metres relay3:33.77Olympic GamesAthens, Greece2nd4 x 400 metres relay3:24.92 (h) SB2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland5th (h)400 metres52.262nd4 x 400 metres relay3:23.29 SB2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia15th (h)400 metres53.575th (h)4 x 400 metres relay3:30.03Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia16th (sf)400 metres53.114th4 x 400 metres relay3:34.912007NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador2nd4 x 400 metres relay3:30.16Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil4th4 x 400 metres relay3:28.74
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