| Michelle Smith | |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Sprint, Hurdles, Middle distance running |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 2006 |
| Pb: | 100m: 11.83 (St. Croix, 2023) 800m: 2:06.18 (St. George's, 2024) 400m hurdles: 55.96 (Atlanta, 2024) |
Michelle Smith (born 18 June 2006) is a sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands. In 2023, she became national champion in the 100 metres and the 400 metres hurdles.[1]
She is from the island of Saint Croix.[2] She attended Montverde Academy in Florida.[3] In November 2023, she signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Georgia.[4]
Competing at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica, she won gold in both the U17 400m hurdles, in 58.61 seconds, and the 800m with a time of 2:10.78.[5] She finished fifth in the final of the 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022.[6]
At the 2023 CARIFTA Games in Nassau, Bahamas, she competed in the U20 category and ran 57.69 in the 400m hurdles and 2:09.72 in the 800m, winning both events.[7] She won senior national titles in Saint Croix in the 400m hurdles on 19 June 2023.[8] She also won the senior national title in the 100 metres,[9] At the 2023 NACAC U-18 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, she won both the 400m hurdles, setting a new NACAC U18 record time of 56.99, and the 800m (2:09.90).[10] [11]
Smith also earned a silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico in August 2023.[12] She competed at the senior 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago in October 2023, and finished fourth in the 400m hurdles.[13]
At the 2024 CARIFTA Games she won the 400m hurdles and 800 metres in St. George's, Grenada.[14]