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Maurice Smith (decathlete)
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Maurice Smith (decathlete)

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Place of birth
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Age
44 years
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Biography

Maurice Smith (born 28 September 1980 in St. Catherine, Jamaica) is a decathlete from Jamaica. He competed for Auburn University. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in 14th place. He broke the Pan American Games decathlon record in 2007, winning his first international gold medal. He won the silver medal in the decathlon at the 2007 World Championships. Smith is the current national record holder in the men's decathlon, with 8644 points.
Smith beat World Champion Roman Šebrle and Dmitriy Karpov at the TNT-Fortuna Combined Events meeting in Kladno, Czech Republic with 8157 points, setting him up well for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.

Personal bests

  • Decathlon: 8644 ptsJapan Osaka, 1 September 2007

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
1998Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)George Town, Cayman Islands4thJavelin throw53.46 m
1999CARIFTA Games (U-20)Fort-de-France, Martinique8thShot put12.45 m
5thDiscus throw42.57 m
6thJavelin throw53.54 m
1stHeptathlon5623 pts
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsTampa, Florida, United States3rdDecathlon6996 pts
2000NACAC U-25 ChampionshipsMonterrey, Mexico1stDecathlon7090 pts
2001Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1stDecathlon7755 pts
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece14thDecathlon8023 pts
2005NACAC Combined Events ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico1stDecathlon8232 pts
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, FinlandDecathlonDNF
DécastarTalence, France14thDecathlon7336 pts
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia2ndDecathlon8074 pts
Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria3rdDecathlon8269 pts
2007Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria8thDecathlon8241 pts
Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil1stDecathlon8278 pts
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan2ndDecathlon8644 pts
2008Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria5thDecathlon8332 pts
Olympic GamesBeijing, China9thDecathlon8205 pts
2009Hypo-MeetingGötzis, AustriaDecathlonDNF
World ChampionshipsBerlin, GermanyDecathlonDNF
2010CAC GamesMayagüez, Puertorico1stDecathlon8109 pts
2011NACAC Combined Events ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica1stDecathlon8078 pts
World ChampionshipsDaegu, KoreaDecathlonDNF
Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico2ndDecathlon8214 pts

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