Kimberley Smith

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Kimberley Smith (born 19 November 1981 in Papakura) is a New Zealand middle distance and long distance runner who specialises in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. She has a twin brother Tim Smith, and an older brother Geoff. She is a 2005 graduate of Providence College (previously at King's College, she first started running with Papakura Harriers). Smith won the 2004 NCAA Women's Individual Cross Country Championship. She won three NCAA individual titles in indoor track (5,000 meters and 3,000 meters) and outdoor track (5,000 meters) during the 2003-04 season. Her four NCAA individual championships are the most by any runner in Providence College history.^[1]

Kim is contracted by Reebok and currently holds six New Zealand national records.^[2]

Contents 1 Achievements 2 Personal bests 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2005	World Cross Country Championships	St Etienne, France	12th	Long race
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	15th	10,000 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	5000 m
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	1st	5000 m
2006	World Cup	Athen, Greece	4th	5000 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	5th	10,000 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	6th	3000 m

[edit] Personal bests

Distance	Mark	Date	Location
1500 metres	4:11.25	2004-06-26	Waltham, MA
One Mile	4:24.14	2008-02-08	Boston, MA[3]
2000 metres	5:47:10	2007-01-13	Hamilton, NZL
3000 metres	8:35.31	2007-07-25	Monaco
Two Miles	9:13.94	2008-01-27	Boston, MA
5000 metres	14:49.41	2007-07-13	Rome
10,000 metres	30:35.54	2008-05-04	Stanford, CA

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• IAAF profile for Kimberley Smith
• Athletics New Zealand profile for Kimberley Smith