Matt Smith (duathlete) explained

Matt Smith
Nickname:Smithie
Birth Date:27 July 1996
Birth Place:Osborne Park, Western Australia, Australia
Residence:Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Education:Trinity College & Murdoch University
Height:1.86m (06.1feet)
Weight:670NaN0
Other Interests:Table tennis, running, cycling
Country:Australia
Coach:Stuart Durham (Eclipse Performance Centre)
Show-Medals:yes

Matt Smith is an Australian duathlete from Perth, Western Australia. He is the 2015 Sprint (16-19)[1] and 2016 Standard (20-24)[2] Age Group Duathlon World Champion.[3] He was also the Australian Duathlon Champion in 2014 and 2015 (16-19), and 4th place elite in 2016. He is currently ranked number 15 in the Powerman Duathlon world rankings.

Early life

Smith began his sporting life with golf. He was brought into the sport early by his father, Paul Smith, a golf expert.

Smith attended Trinity College from 2011 where he was introduced to the sport of cross country. Smith was no stand out runner but with patience and determination was able to excel. He was introduced to multi sport where friend Kurt Wesley showed him the ropes of the duathlon.Through the help of Eclipse Fitness (Stuart Durham) Smith excelled in cycling as well as running. He went on to compete in both the sprint distance duathlon World Championships and the standard distance World Championships, coming away with two consecutive world titles in this Age Group. At this time his talet was recognised and was rewarded with a professional licence. Smith now races under an elite license and specializes in the Powerman Duathlon format of Duathlon, with a top 10 World Ranking

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results: 16-19 Male AG Sprint - 2015 Adelaide ITU Duathlon World Championships ITU World Triathlon Series. Union. International Triathlon. ITU World Triathlon Series. en. 2017-06-02.
  2. Web site: Results: 20-24 Male AG - 2016 Aviles ITU Duathlon World Championships ITU World Triathlon Series. Union. International Triathlon. ITU World Triathlon Series. en. 2017-06-02.
  3. Web site: Athlete Profile: Matt Smith ITU World Triathlon Series. Union. International Triathlon. ITU World Triathlon Series. en. 2017-06-02.