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Intro | Bermudian long jumper | |
Places | United Kingdom | |
is | Athlete Long jumper | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 7 August 1984, Paget Parish, Bermuda, British Overseas Territory | |
Age | 40 years | |
Star sign | Leo |
Biography
Tyrone Smith (born 7 August 1984 in Paget Parish) is a professional Bermudian born long jumper.
Tyrone grew up in the Chicago suburb of North Chicago where he attended NCCHS and Novak-King Middle School. At NCCHS he was a member of the track and field team as well as the football team. Following high school he pursued a collegiate career in both sports at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR), now the Missouri University of Science and Technology, eventually deciding after his freshman year to concentrate in track and field. Tyrone Is a 3 time NCAA Division II All-American in the long jump. He holds the school records at both the indoor and outdoor long jump. He won Bermuda's Athlete of the Year three times, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Tyrone is now represented by Kallas Management
He has competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games for Bermuda. Smith reached the finals of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Smith competed for Bermuda at the 2016 Summer Olympics in long jump, but did not qualify for the finals. He was the flag bearer for Bermuda during the Parade of Nations.
Personal bests
His personal best jump is 8.34 metres, achieved May 5th 2017 on a gold medal winning performance in Houston, Texas USA This is the Bermuda National Record
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
100 m | 10.83 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) | Rensselaer, Indiana | 6 May 2006 |
200 m | 22.18 s (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Arlington, Texas | 29 Mar 2008 |
Long jump | 8.22 m (wind: -0.1 m/s) | Mayagüez | 26 Jul 2010 |
Indoor | |||
Long jump | 7.82 m | Tartu | 9 Feb 2012 |
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Bermuda | ||||
2006 | NACAC U23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 7.90 m (wind: +0.7m/s) |
2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 7th | 7.38 m |
Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (q) | 7.32 m | |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 18th (q) | 7.38 m |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 7.80 m | |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 15th (q) | 7.91 m | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 31st (q) | 7.72 m |
2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 25th (q) | 7.45 m |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 8.22 m NR | |
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 5th | 7.76 m | |
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 8.06 m |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 19th (q) | 7.91 m | |
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 10th (q) | 7.80 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 12th | 7.70 m | |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 13th (q) | 7.89 m |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th | 7.79 m |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 11th | 7.17 m A (wind: -1.5 m/s) | |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 4th | 8.07 m (w) |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 10th | 7.79 m | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 16th (q) | 7.81 m |