Maurice Smith (decathlete) explained
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| Maurice Smith |
| Fullname: | Maurice Leon Hugh Smith |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Spanish Town, St. Catherine |
| Height: | 1.9m (06.2feet) |
| Weight: | 90kg (200lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Updated: | 3 July 2013 |
Maurice Smith (born 28 September 1980 in St. Catherine, Jamaica) is a decathlete from Jamaica. He competed for Auburn University. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in 14th place. He broke the Pan American Games decathlon record in 2007, winning his first international gold medal. He won the silver medal in the decathlon at the 2007 World Championships. Smith is the current national record holder in the men's decathlon, with 8644 points.
Smith beat World Champion Roman Šebrle and Dmitriy Karpov at the TNT-Fortuna Combined Events meeting in Kladno, Czech Republic with 8157 points, setting him up well for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.[1]
Personal bests
- Decathlon: 8644 pts –
Osaka, 1 September 2007
Achievements
| Representing |
|---|
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 4th | Javelin throw | 53.46 m |
| 1999 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 8th | Shot put | 12.45 m |
| 5th | Discus throw | 42.57 m |
| 6th | Javelin throw | 53.54 m |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Heptathlon | 5623 pts |
| Pan American Junior Championships | Tampa, Florida, United States | 3rd | Decathlon | 6996 pts |
| 2000 | NACAC U-25 Championships | Monterrey, Mexico | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Decathlon | 7090 pts |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | Decathlon | 7755 pts |
| 2004 | | Athens, Greece | 14th | Decathlon | 8023 pts |
| 2005 | NACAC Combined Events Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1st | Decathlon | 8232 pts |
| Helsinki, Finland | – | Decathlon | DNF |
| Talence, France | 14th | Decathlon | 7336 pts |
| 2006 | | Melbourne, Australia | 2nd | Decathlon | 8074 pts |
| Götzis, Austria | 3rd | Decathlon | 8269 pts |
| 2007 | | Götzis, Austria | 8th | Decathlon | 8241 pts |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | Decathlon | 8278 pts |
| Osaka, Japan | 2nd | Decathlon | 8644 pts |
| 2008 | | Götzis, Austria | 5th | Decathlon | 8332 pts |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 9th | Decathlon | 8205 pts |
| 2009 | | Götzis, Austria | – | Decathlon | DNF |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | – | Decathlon | DNF |
| 2010 | CAC Games | Mayagüez, Puertorico | 1st | Decathlon | 8109 pts |
| 2011 | NACAC Combined Events Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | Decathlon | 8078 pts |
| World Championships | Daegu, Korea | – | Decathlon | DNF |
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 2nd | Decathlon | 8214 pts | |
External links
Notes and References
- Juck, Alfons (2009-06-25). Smith overcomes weather and Šebrle; Dobrynska dominates in Kladno. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-29.
