Alex Smith (hammer thrower) explained

Alexander David Smith (born 6 March 1988) is an English track and field athlete competing in the hammer throw.

Life and career

Born in Hull, he is the son of Dave Smith, a former Commonwealth Games champion in the hammer.^[1] ^[2] His first international medal came at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where he was the bronze medallist.^[3]

In 2010 he finished second at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi with a personal best of 72.95 metres.^[4] He improved his personal best to 75.63 m in 2012 and was selected to represent Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games, where he reached the final and finished 12th.^[5] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he finished 4th with a throw of 70.99m.^[6]

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Web site: Event Report - Boys' Hammer Throw . IAAF. 2005-07-15. 2018-01-15.
Web site: Webster . Phil . Hull hammer thrower Alex Smith takes silver at Commonwealth Games . This is Hull and East Riding . 2010-10-09 . 2012-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101012144221/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Hammer-thrower-Alex-Smith-takes-silver-Commonwealth-Games/article-2740240-detail/article.html . 12 October 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
Alex Smith. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040319/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/alex-smith-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2017-07-11.
Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Alex Smith Profile. g2014results.thecgf.com. es. 2017-07-11.