Tyrone Smith (athlete)
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | August 7, 1984 |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Bermuda |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long Jump |
| Updated on 21 July 2012. | |
Tyrone Smith (born 7 August 1984) is a professional Bermudian born long jumper.
Tyrone grew up in the Chicago suburb of North Chicago where he attended NCCHS and Novak-King Middle School. At NCCHS he was a member of the Track and Field team as well as the Football team. Following High School he pursued a collegiate career in both sports at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) eventually deciding after his freshman year to concentrate in track and field. Tyrone Is a 3 time NCAA Division II All-American in the Long Jump. He attended the University of Missouri-Rolla UMR, now the Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T). There he holds the School records at both the indoor and outdoor long jump.
Tyrone is now represented by Octagon Sports Management.
He has competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games for Bermuda.
His personal best jump is 8.22 metres, achieved July 26, 2010 on a gold medal winning performance in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico during the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. This is the Bermuda National Record
Achievements
| Representing Bermuda | ||||
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| 2006 | NACAC U23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 7.90 m |
| 2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 7th | 7.38 m |
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (q) | 7.32 m | |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 7.80 m |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 15th (q) | 7.91 m | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 31st (q) | 7.72 m |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 8.22 m NR |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 8.06 m |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 19th (q) | 7.91 m | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 10th (q) | 7.80 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 12th | 7.70 m | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 13th (q) | 7.89 m |
References
- Tyrone Smith profile at IAAF
- Official Website
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