Rutger Smith

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Rutger Smith

Full name	Rutger Smith
Date of birth	9 July 1981 (1981-07-09) (age 26)
Place of birth	Groningen, Netherlands
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Height	1.97 m
Weight	125 kg
Personal best	shot put – 21.62 (2006) discus throw – 67.63 (2007) hammer throw – 60.85 (2001)
Career	1987-present
Infobox last updated on: 22 March 2008.

Medal record
Competitor for  Netherlands
Men’s athletics
World Championships
Silver	2005 Helsinki	Shot put
Bronze	2007 Osaka	Discus

Rutger Smith (born July 9, 1981 in Groningen) is a Dutch athlete competing in shot put and discus throw, the first athlete to win medals at World Championships in both events. At the 2000 World Junior Championships he won medals in both events, and he competed in both events at the 2004 Olympics. In 2005 he won silver medals in shot put at the European Indoor Championships and World Championships.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	Shot put
			3rd	Discus throw
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	12th	Shot put
			11th	Discus throw
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	8th	Shot put
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	2nd	Shot put
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	Shot put
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	Shot put
			7th	Discus throw
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	Shot put
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	4th	Shot put
			3rd	Discus throw
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	Shot put
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	5th	Shot put

[edit] Personal bests

• Shot put - 21.62 m NR (2006)
• Discus throw - 67.63 m (2007)

[edit] References

IAAF profile for Rutger Smith