Gavin Smellie

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Gavin Smellie
Smellie at the 2019 ISTAF in Berlin
Personal information
Full nameGavin Ramon Smellie
Born (1986-06-26) June 26, 1986 (age 37)
Kingston, Jamaica
Home townMaple, Ontario, Canada
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Canada
SportAthletics
Event4 × 100m relay
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay
World Relay Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay

Gavin Ramon Smellie (born June 26, 1986) is a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.[2][3]

Born in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, Smellie moved to Etobicoke in Canada at the age of 14.[4] Smellie is a graduate of Western Kentucky University which he attended on an athletic scholarship.[2] He represented the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in collegiate track and field competitions.[5] He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m relay with teammates Jared Connaughton, Oluseyi Smith and Justyn Warner.[6] In the final, the Canadian relay team arrived in third place and initially believed they had won bronze but they were disqualified when officials judged that Connaughton had stepped on the lane line just before passing the baton.[7] The relay team from Trinidad and Tobago were awarded the bronze.[7] Smellie was selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2021, he competed in the Men's 100 metres of the 2020 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.[8]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9]

Personal bests[edit]

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Results Score
100 metres 10.01 +1.4 Windsor (CAN) May 19, 2018 1203
100 metres 9.97 * +5.1 Clermont, FL (USA) April 15, 2017 1187
200 metres 20.38 +1.6 Windsor (CAN) June 18, 2017 1161
200 metres 20.16 * +2.7 Clermont, FL (USA) May 16, 2015 1179
400 metres 46.94 Toronto (CAN) June 17, 2007 1049
4x100 metres relay 37.91 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) October 4, 2019 1233
4x200 metres relay 1:19.20 Gainesville, FL (USA) April 2, 2016 1249
4x400 metres relay 3:09.18 Philadelphia, PA (USA) April 23, 2010 1054

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Gavin Smellie". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Juzenas, Frank (July 13, 2012). "Smellie named to Olympic relay team". Inside Halton. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Gavin Smellie". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "Gavin Smellie". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Former Hilltopper Gavin Smellie To Represent Canada In 2012 Olympics". Western Kentucky University. March 7, 2012. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gavin Smellie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Smith, Doug (August 11, 2012). "London 2012: Canada disqualified in men's 4x100 relay". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  8. ^ Ewing, Lori (July 31, 2021). "Canadian sprinter De Grasse cruises into 100 semifinal with season's best time". ctvnews.ca. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Athletics SMELLIE Gavin - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

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