Andrew Smith (sprinter)

Andrew Smith
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Pan American Games
1987 San Juan 4×100 m relay
World Championships
1987 Rome 4×100 m relay

Andrew Smith (born 29 January 1964) is a Jamaican former track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 metres. He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

Smith had a very brief period of international success. He appeared at the 1987 Pan American Games and after finishing sixth in the individual 100 m he won a bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay with the Jamaican national team, including Ray Stewart, Clive Wright and John Mair.[2] The team regrouped for the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and won another bronze medal – the first time that Jamaican men won a relay medal at the competition.[3]

Smith was given a berth in the individual 100 m for the Seoul Olympics, but failed to make it past the quarter-finals stage, running somewhat slower in the second round. He ran his personal best that year, recording a time of 10.14 seconds for the 100 m in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] In his last major international outing he won his first and only individual medal, securing the 100 m bronze behind the Cuban duo of Joel Isasi and Andrés Simón at the 1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.[4]

Personal bests

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 6th 100 m 10.62
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.86
World Championships Rome, Italy 7th (semis) 100 m 10.41
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.41
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 7th (q-finals) 100 m 10.63
1989 CAC Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rd 100 m 10.47

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Andrew Smith. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-10-03.
  2. ↑ Andrew Smith. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2015-10-03.
  3. ↑ IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-10-03.
  4. ↑ Central American and Caribbean Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-10-03.

External links

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