Nivea Smith

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Nivea Smith
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Ostrava 200 m
CAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Mayagüez 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Mayagüez 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Morelia 4×100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Port of Spain 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Port of Spain 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Providenciales 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Providenciales 4x100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Basseterre 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Basseterre 4x100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Vieux Fort 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Vieux Fort 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 4x100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 100 m

Nivea Smith (born 18 February 1990) is a sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She grew up in Freeport where she attended Mary Star of the Sea Primary School, and later graduated from Grand Bahama Catholic High School. She later went on to compete for Auburn University where she was coached by Henry Rolle. [1] She became the first Bahamian to ever medal at the IAAF World Youth Championships when she earned a bronze in the 200m in 2007 with a time of 23.69. [2] [3] [4]

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Personal bests

EventTimeVenueDate
100 m11.52 Athens, Georgia 14 MAY 2011 [5]
200 m22.71 Nassau, Bahamas 26 JUN 2010
60m 7.51 (indoor) Blacksburg, Virginia 03 FEB 2012
200m23.12 (indoor) Fayetteville, Arkansas 12 MAR 2010

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
2005 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 5th100 m11.94   (1.5 m/s)
4th200 m24.16   (-1.0 m/s)
2006 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 3rd100 m11.90   (1.0 m/s)
1st200 m23.66   (-0.6 m/s)
2nd4x100 m relay46.17
2nd4x400 m relay3:49.14
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4th100 m12.02   (0.7 m/s)
3rd200 m24.23 w  (3.2 m/s)
3rd4x100 m relay46.31
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 11th (h)4×100m relay 45.41
2007 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 1st200 m23.45   (1.3 m/s)
10thLong jump4.91m   (-0.2 m/s)
1st4x100 m relay44.94
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 3rd200 m23.69   (-1.9 m/s)
5th (h)Medley relay
(100m x 200m x 300m x 400m)
2:13.04
2008 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st200 m23.01   (1.4 m/s)
1st4x100 m relay44.36 CR
4th4x400 m relay3:47.47
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 11th (sf)200 m 23.84   (-1.1 m/s)
4th4x100 m relay 44.61
2009 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 2nd200 m23.36   (1.5 m/s)
2nd4x100m relay45.43

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References

  1. "Smith Bio". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. "The Bahamas' Top Junior Female Sprinters". Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. "Lesha White, Crystal Bodie, Tia Rolle and Nivea Smith moving the baton around the track in 44.94 seconds to hold off a Jamaica". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. "Nivea Smith (22.80) and Michael Mathieu (20.60) dominated the 200m". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. "Smith Personal Best". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.