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.[1]
[edit] Achievements
| Year |
Tournament |
Venue |
Result |
Details |
| 2001 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
1st |
Decathlon |
| 2004 |
Olympic Games |
Athens, Greece |
14th |
Decathlon |
| 2005 |
World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
DNF |
Decathlon |
| Décastar |
Talence, France |
14th |
Decathlon |
| 2006 |
Commonwealth Games |
Melbourne, Australia |
2nd |
Decathlon |
| Hypo-Meeting |
Götzis, Austria |
3rd |
Decathlon |
| 2007 |
Hypo-Meeting |
Götzis, Austria |
8th |
Decathlon |
| Pan American Games |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
1st |
Decathlon |
| World Championships |
Osaka, Japan |
2nd |
Decathlon |
| 2008 |
Hypo-Meeting |
Götzis, Austria |
5th |
Decathlon |
| 2009 |
Hypo-Meeting |
Götzis, Austria |
DNF |
Decathlon |
| 2010 |
CAC Games |
Mayagüez, Puertorico |
1st |
Decathlon |
| 2011 |
Pan American Games |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
2nd |
Decathlon |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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- 1930 – 1966: Pentathlon
- 1970 – 2006: Decathlon
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Smith, Maurice |
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| Short description |
Athletics (sport) competitor |
| Date of birth |
28 September 1980 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Jamaica
