| Birth Date: | 1936[1] |
| Birth Place: | Wales |
| Death Place: | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Spouse: | Beth |
| Children: | Clare and Jarod |
| Awards: | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002[2] |
Cecil Smith (1936-2016) was the executive director of the Ontario Track and Field Association for a quarter century, and publisher of Athletics magazine. He coached former Guinness World Record holder Maggie Woods and Olympian Julie White.[3] He led the bid for the 1988 World Juniors, Sudbury, was involved in planning for 1993 World Indoor Championships, Toronto, and was a member for the secretariats of the 1976 Montreal Olympics and 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. As of 1999, he was Canada's technical delegate to the International Amateur Athletics Federation.[4] [5]
He was inducted into the Athletics Ontario Hall of Fame in 2010 as a builder. The media has referred to him as a "guru" of athletics,[6] and Athletics Canada dubbed him "a true pillar and icon of the sport."[7] He was the creator of the biennial Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.[8]