LaMont Smith | |
Birth Date: | 11 December 1972 |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Sport: | Track |
Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Event: | Sprints |
Collegeteam: | Houston Cougars |
Club: | Santa Monica Track Club |
LaMont Smith (born December 11, 1972) is a former 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States.
Raised in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, Smith is a graduate of Willingboro High School, the same school as Carl Lewis, who also won a gold medal at the same Olympics. While at Willingboro, Smith won nine state championships.[1] He attended Blinn College, where he was a 4 time NJCAA national champion before transferring to the University of Houston.[2] A decade younger than Lewis, Smith joined Lewis on the Santa Monica Track Club. Lamont became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity in 1996.