Dave Smith
Olympic athlete
Intro | Olympic athlete | |
Places | United States of America | |
is | Athlete | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 8 November 1947 | |
Age | 77 years | |
Star sign | Scorpio |
Oscar David "Dave" Smith (born November 8, 1947 in Los Angeles) is an American track and field athlete. He represented the United States in the triple jump at two Olympics, 1968 and 1972. During this period he also ran for the University of California. He was the American Indoor Champion in 1971. He was ranked #2 in the US four times, in 1968, 1970-2. He set his personal best of 17.07 m (56 ft 0 in) in 1972.