Teray Smith

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Teray Smith
Personal information
Nationality Bahamian
Born (1994-09-28) 28 September 1994 (age 29)
Freeport, Bahamas
Education Auburn University
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [1]
Sport
Sport Running
Event Sprints
College team Auburn Tigers
Coached byRalph Spry
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.32 (Nassau 2014)
200 m: 20.25 (Lexington, Kentucky 2017)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 4 × 400 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Toronto 4x400m relay
CAC Junior Championships (Junior)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 San Salvador 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 San Salvador 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Hamilton 4×100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Nassau 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Hamilton 200 m

Teray Smith (born 28 September 1994) is a Bahamian sprinter.

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He attended American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida, for his junior and senior year, after transferring from Everglades High School in Miramar. [2]

Smith won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2012 CARIFTA Games in Hamilton, Bermuda & a gold medal at the 2013 CARIFTA Games in Nassau, Bahamas. [3]

Smith is the nephew of Henry Rolle. Rolle recruited Smith to Auburn University before going on to professionally coach him as part of the MVP International in Boca Raton, Florida.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
2012 CARIFTA Games (U20) Hamilton, Bermuda 3rd200 m21.18
1st4 × 100 m relay40.42
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
San Salvador, El Salvador 1st100 m10.58
4th (h)200 m21.44 (w)1
2nd4 × 100 m relay39.80
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th (sf)100 m 10.44
7th200 m 20.99
6th4 × 100 m relay 39.74
2013 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 6th200 m10.60
1st200 m20.58 (w)
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 22nd (sf)200 m 21.13
5th4 × 100 m relay 39.16
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 10th (h)4 × 100 m relay 39.53
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 6th200 m 20.66
8th4 × 100 m relay 40.33
World Championships Beijing, China 43rd (h)200 m 20.91
12th (h)4 × 100 m relay 38.96
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 52nd (h)200 m 20.66
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 34th (h)200 m 20.77
4 × 100 m relay DQ
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 11th (sf)200 m 20.71
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:01.92
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 9th (h)200 m 20.90
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:03.80

1Did not start in the final

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References

  1. College team bio
  2. "Teray Smith: Making A Splash In The Sunshine State". fl.milesplit.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014.
  3. Finlayson, Alpheus (5 July 2012). "Bahamas Sprint Relay Team Ready for Barcelona". The Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 9 January 2024.