Andrew Smith (sprinter)

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Andrew Smith (born 29 January 1964) is a Jamaican former track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 metres. He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Smith had a very brief period of international success. He appeared at the 1987 Pan American Games and after finishing sixth in the individual 100 m he won a bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay with the Jamaica national team, including Ray Stewart, Clive Wright and John Mair. [2] The team regrouped for the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and won another bronze medal – the first time that Jamaican men won a relay medal at the competition. [3]

Smith was given a berth in the individual 100 for the Seoul Olympics, but failed to make it past the quarterfinals stage due to an injury that he sustained while running the anchor leg on Jamaica's 4 × 100 m relay at a warmup meet two days before the start of the Olympics. Head coach Mr. Herb McKenley, wanted to withdraw Smith from the 100m but Smith was determined to compete and ran with his torn hamstring in the heats where he qualified for the quarterfinals. However, there were seven false starts in his quarterfinals which made his injured hamstring worse. He refused to quit and ended up running somewhat slower in the second round. Along with teammate Raymond Stewart's injury, that prevented Jamaica from medalling in the 4 × 100 m relay. He ran his personal best that year, recording a time of 10.14 seconds for the 100 m in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] He also ran wind-aided times of 10.11 and 10.12. In his last major international outing he won his first and only individual medal, securing the 100 m bronze behind the Cuban duo of Joel Isasi and Andrés Simón at the 1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics. [4]

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States6th100 m10.62
3rd4 × 100 m relay38.86
World Championships Rome, Italy7th (semis) 100 m 10.41
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.41
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea7th (q-finals) 100 m 10.63
1989 CAC Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rd100 m10.47

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References

  1. 1 2 Andrew Smith. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-10-03.
  2. Andrew Smith. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2015-10-03.
  3. IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-10-03.
  4. Central American and Caribbean Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-10-03.