Jonielle Smith

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Jonielle Smith
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Smith (left) at the 2019 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 29)
Kingston, Jamaica
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
Sport Athletics
Event 100 metres
College team Auburn Tigers (2015–2018)
ClubMVP International [2]
Turned pro2018 [2]
Coached by Henry Rolle [2]
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Doha 4 × 100 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Barranquilla 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Barranquilla4 × 100 m relay
NACAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Freeport 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Toronto 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Toronto4 × 100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Fort-de-France 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 Fort-de-France4 × 100 m relay

Jonielle Antonique Smith (born 30 January 1996) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. [3]

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Career

She won gold with team Jamaica in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2019 World Championships, and was also a 100 metres finalist. [4] [5]

She attended and graduated from Auburn University, competing for the Auburn Tigers from 2015 to 2018. [6] She now trains at MVP International in Florida, an extension of the Jamaica-based MVP Track Club. [2] [7] She is coached by Henry Rolle who originally recruited her to Auburn.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2011 CARIFTA Games (U17) Montego Bay, Jamaica 2nd100 m24.14
1st4 × 100 m relay45.75
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 18th (sf)100 m12.01
11th (sf)200 m24.13
2014 CARIFTA Games (U20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 1st100 m11.17 (w)
1st4 × 100 m relay44.16
2015 Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 4th100 m11.56
2nd4 × 100 m relay44.31
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st100 m 11.04
1st4 × 100 m relay 43.41
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd100 m 11.07
2nd4 × 100 m relay 43.33
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 2nd4 × 100 m relay 43.29
World Championships Doha, Qatar 6th100 m 11.06
1st4 × 100 m relay 41.44
2025 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 1st100 m 11.05

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. "SMITH Jonielle Antonique". El Heraldo (Colombia). Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Akino Ming (26 July 2018). "Smith's steady strides – Improving sprinter ready to make her mark as a pro". The Gleaner . Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. Jonielle Smith at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. Paul-Andre Walker (5 October 2019). "Jamaica's 4x100 relay women live up to favourite tag in Doha". SportsMax. Retrieved 21 January 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. Jon Mulkeen (5 October 2019). "Report: women's 4x100m – IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019". IAAF. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. "Jonielle Smith". Auburn Tigers . Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. Rachid Parchment (3 January 2020). "Smith training after car accident". Jamaica Star. Retrieved 21 January 2020.