Glen Smith (discus thrower)

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Glen Smith
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1972-05-21) 21 May 1972 (age 53)
Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventDiscus throw
ClubSolihull & Small Heath AC
Birchfield Harriers

Glen Ernest Smith (born 21 May 1972) is a male retired discus thrower from England who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

In addition to his two Olympic appearances, Smith was a two-time competitor at the World Championships in Athletics (1997 and 1999). [1]

He represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. [2] [3] and represented England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [4] [5] A third consecutive appearance at the Games ensued at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [6]

Smith became British discus throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2001 AAA Championships. [7] He was also the runner-up on five occasions. [8]

His personal best throw is 65.11 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Barking. This places him third among English discus throwers, behind Perriss Wilkins and Richard Slaney. [9]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 17th (q) 47.68 m
1992 World Cup Havana, Cuba 8th 53.76 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 6th 55.84 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 36th (q) 54.88 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 60.49 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 15th (q) 58.97 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia38th (q) 56.22 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 5th 57.52 m

References

  1. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  9. ↑ UK All-Time Lists: Men - Throws - GBR Athletics
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