Steve Smith (athlete)
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Olympic medal record | |||
Men's Athletics | |||
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Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | High Jump |
Steve Smith (born 29 March 1973 in Liverpool) is a retired high jumper from England. At the 1992 World Junior Championships he equalled the junior world record of 2.37 metres, which Dragutin Topic had achieved in 1990. Smith equalled this result a few times but never broke his personal best, which is also the British record.
Smith retired after rupturing his achillies tendon in 1999, he opened Jalons Restaurant in Liverpool in 2000 and he is now a director of raisethebar (www.raisethebar.co.uk) a training company that uses sport as an inspirational learning model.
[edit] Achievements
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | 2.37 junior WR |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 2.37 indoor PB |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 2.37 =PB | |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | |
Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 2nd | ||
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia | 3rd | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 6th |
[edit] External link
- IAAF profile for Steve Smith