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Owen Smith (sprinter)

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Owen Smith
Owen Smith in 2019
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 29)
Sychdyn, Wales, United Kingdom[1]
EducationCardiff Met University[2]
Height5.8 ft (177 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubCardiff AAC[3]
Coached byCaroline Sayer (–2013)
Matt Elias (2013–)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United Kingdom
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Toruń 4 x 400 m

Owen Smith (born 7 November 1994) is a Welsh sprinter. He specialises in the 400 metres.[4] He represented Great Britain at the 2019 and 2021 European Indoor Championships winning bronze in the 4 × 400 metres relay on the second occasion.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.08
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th (sf) 400 m 47.39
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.70

He was an Indoor slipper shuffling champion in 2018. He made the longest time to hold in a far 2023.[clarification needed]

He grew up in Wrexham, but only started supporting Wrexham after the Hollywood take over. He won a gold medal supporting Wrexham in 2020.

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

Sytner key cupboard - 0.47 2nd place to conor

References

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  1. ^ Bicknell, Gareth (10 February 2015). "Mold athlete Owen Smith sets another PB as he gears up for British Indoor Championship". Daily Post. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ Power of 10 profile
  3. ^ [1]. Power of 10. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  4. ^ Owen Smith at World Athletics