John Smith (athlete)
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John Walton Smith (born August 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He is best known for winning the men's 400 metres event at the 1971 Pan American Games.
After retiring from competition, he became a sprint coach, training Maurice Greene and Ato Boldon amongst others. At the time, his team called HSI[1] (standing for Hudson Smith International) was the top sprint team in the world.[2][3] In an open letter, Boldon later accused Smith of doping his athletes and deceiving him.[4] He now coaches Carmelita Jeter, who holds the second fastest 100 m time after Florence Griffith-Joyner. He also coach Norwegian sprinter Jaysuma Saidy Ndure.
[edit] References
- ^ http://speedendurance.com/2008/01/12/hsi-john-smith-drills-session-with-jon-drummond/
- ^ http://www.hsi.net/sports-track-and-field.php
- ^ http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-track/mtt/smith_john00.html UCLA Bio
- ^ Walsh, David (2008-04-27). Questions of doubt surround Maurice Green. The Times. Retrieved on 2009-08-01.
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- American sprinters
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- People from Los Angeles, California
- American track and field coaches
