Gavin Smellie

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Gavin Smellie
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Smellie at the 2019 ISTAF in Berlin
Personal information
Full nameGavin Ramon Smellie
Born (1986-06-26) June 26, 1986 (age 37)
Kingston, Jamaica
Home town Maple, Ontario, Canada
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
SportAthletics
Event 4 × 100m relay
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay
World Relay Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay

Gavin Ramon Smellie (born June 26, 1986) is a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter. [2] [3]

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Born in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, Smellie moved to Etobicoke in Canada at the age of 14. [4] Smellie is a graduate of Western Kentucky University which he attended on an athletic scholarship. [2] He represented the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in collegiate track and field competitions. [5] He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m relay with teammates Jared Connaughton, Oluseyi Smith and Justyn Warner. [6] In the final, the Canadian relay team arrived in third place and initially believed they had won bronze but they were disqualified when officials judged that Connaughton had stepped on the lane line just before passing the baton. [7] The relay team from Trinidad and Tobago were awarded the bronze. [7] Smellie was selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2021, he competed in the Men's 100 metres of the 2020 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the quarterfinals. [8]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [9]

Personal bests

DisciplinePerformanceWindPlaceDate Results Score
100 metres 10.01+1.4Windsor (CAN)May 19, 20181203
100 metres 9.97 *+5.1Clermont, FL (USA)April 15, 20171187
200 metres 20.38+1.6Windsor (CAN)June 18, 20171161
200 metres 20.16 *+2.7Clermont, FL (USA)May 16, 20151179
400 metres 46.94Toronto (CAN)June 17, 20071049
4x100 metres relay 37.91 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT)October 4, 20191233
4x200 metres relay 1:19.20Gainesville, FL (USA)April 2, 20161249
4x400 metres relay 3:09.18Philadelphia, PA (USA)April 23, 20101054

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References

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