Connie Price-Smith Explained

Connie Price-Smith
Birth Name:	Constance Marie Price
Birth Date:	3 June 1962
Birth Place:	St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3.5 in^[1]
Weight:	209 lbs
Education:	Southern Illinois University^[2]
Sport:	Athletics (track and field)
Event:	Shot put, Discus throw
Collegeteam:	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Pb:	Shot Put: 64' 3" (19.58m) Discus: 212' 8" (64.82m)

Connie Price-Smith (born Constance Marie Price, June 3, 1962) is an American shot putter and discus thrower. Price-Smith is also a four-time Olympian.^[3] She graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1985.^[4]

Later career

Price-Smith was also named to the 2012 Olympic track & field team coach staff in London. On July 21, 2015, she started her tenure as the head coach at the University of Mississippi. She was named women's head coach for the United States team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, again in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2016, she was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.^[5]

International competitions

Representing the
1987		Indianapolis, United States	3rd	Discus
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	NM^	Discus
1988		Seoul, South Korea	16th (q)	Discus
			18th (q)	Shot put
1989		Budapest, Hungary	10th	Shot put
		Barcelona, Spain	7th	Discus
1991		Seville, Spain	7th	Shot put
		Tokyo, Japan	11th	Shot put
		Havana, Cuba	2nd	Shot put
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	20th (q)	Discus
		Havana, Cuba	4th	Shot put
			7th	Discus
1993		Toronto, Canada	9th	Shot put
1994		London, United Kingdom	8th	Discus
1995		Barcelona, Spain	2nd	Shot put
		Gothenburg, Sweden	9th	Shot put
		Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	Shot put
1996		Atlanta, United States	5th	Shot put
1997		Paris, France	6th	Shot put
		Athens, Greece	5th	Shot put
1998		Johannesburg, South Africa	3rd	Shot put
		Uniondale, United States	2nd	Shot put
1999		Maebashi, Japan	4th	Shot put
		Seville, Spain	11th	Shot put
		Winnipeg, Canada	1st	Shot put
2000		Sydney, Australia	16th (q)	Shot put
2001		Lisbon, Portugal	10th	Shot put

• ^ Reached the 1987 World Championship Final at discus but failed to register a distance.
• Note: Results with a Q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.

Notes and References

1. Connie Price-Smith . March 30, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110827184725/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/connie-price-smith-1.html . August 27, 2011 . dead .
2. Web site: All Miss bio . April 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160414171316/http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/c-track/mtt/connie_price_smith_974659.html . April 14, 2016 . live .
3. Web site: Profile Connie Price-Smith . USA Track & Field . May 10, 2013 . 2008 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191222065950/http://legacy.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2001/Price-Smith_Connie.asp . December 22, 2019 . live .
4. Web site: Profile Connie Price-Smith . SIUC . February 7, 2008 . 2008 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080105085202/http://siusalukis.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/pricesmith_connie00.html . January 5, 2008 . dead .
5. Web site: USA Track & Field - Connie Price-Smith . December 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191222065953/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Hall-of-Fame/2016-Hall-of-Fame-Bios/Connie-Price-Smith.aspx . December 22, 2019 . live .