David Smith (hammer thrower, born 1962)

Not to be confused with David Smith (hammer thrower).

Dave Smith (David Smith; born 21 June 1962 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a retired hammer thrower from Great Britain, who represented the United Kingdom in the men's hammer throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he failed to reach the final, having thrown 69.12 metres in the qualifying round. Smith set his personal best (77.30 metres) in 1985.

He is the father of active British hammer thrower Alex.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	1st	74.06 m
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	16th (q)	73.58 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	23rd (q)	68.56 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	23rd (q)	69.12 m
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	2nd	73.52 m
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5th	69.77 m

References

• Dave Smith at World Athletics
• Profile at The Power of Ten
• British Olympic Committee
• sports-reference