Connie Price-Smith

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Connie Price-Smith
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Coach Connie Price-Smith of University of Mississippi
Personal information
Birth nameConstance Marie Price
Born (1962-06-03) June 3, 1962 (age 62)
St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Education Southern Illinois University [1]
Height6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm) [2]
Weight209 lb (95 kg)
Spouse
John Smith [3]
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(m. 1990)​
Sport
Sport Athletics (track and field)
Event(s) Shot put, Discus throw
College team Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot Put: 64' 3" (19.58m) [4]
Discus: 212' 8" (64.82m)
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Price-Smith in 1994

Connie Price-Smith (born Constance Marie Price, June 3, 1962) is an American shot putter and discus thrower. Price-Smith is also a four-time Olympian. [5] She graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1985. [4]

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Later career

Price-Smith was also named to the 2012 Olympic track & field team coach staff in London. On July 21, 2015, she started her tenure as the head coach at the University of Mississippi. She was named women's head coach for the United States team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, again in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2016, she was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. [6]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States3rdDiscus
World Championships Rome, Italy NM^ Discus
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea16th (q) Discus
18th (q) Shot put
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary10thShot put
IAAF World Cup Barcelona, Spain7thDiscus
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain7thShot put
World Championships Tokyo, Japan11th Shot put
Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 2ndShot put
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 20th (q) Discus
IAAF World Cup Havana, Cuba 4thShot put
7thDiscus
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada9thShot put
1994 World Cup London, United Kingdom8thDiscus
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain2ndShot put
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden9th Shot put
Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1stShot put
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States5th Shot put
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France6thShot put
World Championships Athens, Greece5th Shot put
1998 IAAF World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa3rdShot put
Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States2ndShot put
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan4thShot put
World Championships Seville, Spain11th Shot put
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada1stShot put
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 16th (q) Shot put
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal10thShot put

References

  1. ↑ "All Miss bio". Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Connie Price-Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Opposites Attract: Smiths to celebrate 25 years of marriage later this year". February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. 1 2 SIUC (2008). "Profile Connie Price-Smith". SIUC. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
  5. ↑ USA Track & Field (2008). "Profile Connie Price-Smith". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ "USA Track & Field - Connie Price-Smith". Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
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