Steve Smith (athlete)

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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
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
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

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