Gavin Smellie

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Gavin Smellie
2019-09-01 ISTAF 2019 100 m men (Martin Rulsch) 01.jpg
Smellie at the 2019 ISTAF in Berlin
Personal information
Full nameGavin Ramon Smellie
Born (1986-06-26) June 26, 1986 (age 35)
Kingston, Jamaica
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Canada
SportAthletics
Event(s)4 × 100m relay
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay
World Relay Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay

Gavin Ramon Smellie (born June 26, 1986) is a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.[2][3]

Born in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, Smellie moved to Etobicoke in Canada at the age of 14.[4] Smellie is a graduate of Western Kentucky University which he attended on an athletic scholarship.[2] He represented the WKU Hilltoppers in collegiate track and field competitions.[5] He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m relay with teammates Jared Connaughton, Oluseyi Smith and Justyn Warner.[6] In the final, the Canadian relay team arrived in third place and initially believed they had won bronze but they were disqualified when officials judged that Connaughton had stepped on the lane line just before passing the baton.[7] The relay team from Trinidad and Tobago were awarded the bronze.[7] Smellie was selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2021, he competed in the Men's 100 metres of the 2020 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.[8]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9]

Personal bests[]

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Results Score
100 metres 10.01 +1.4 Windsor (CAN) 19 MAY 2018 1203
100 metres 9.97 * +5.1 Clermont, FL (USA) 15 APR 2017 1187
200 metres 20.38 +1.6 Windsor (CAN) 18 JUN 2017 1161
200 metres 20.16 * +2.7 Clermont, FL (USA) 16 MAY 2015 1179
400 metres 46.94 Toronto (CAN) 17 JUN 2007 1049
4x100 metres relay 37.91 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 04 OCT 2019 1233
4x200 metres relay 1:19.20 Gainesville, FL (USA) 02 APR 2016 1249
4x400 metres relay 3:09.18 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 23 APR 2010 1054

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Gavin Smellie". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Juzenas, Frank (July 13, 2012). "Smellie named to Olympic relay team". . Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Gavin Smellie". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02.
  4. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Gavin Smellie Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  5. ^ "Former Hilltopper Gavin Smellie To Represent Canada In 2012 Olympics". Western Kentucky University. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gavin Smellie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Smith, Doug (August 11, 2012). "London 2012: Canada disqualified in men's 4x100 relay". Toronto Star. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  8. ^ Ewing, Lori (2021-07-31). "Canadian sprinter De Grasse cruises into 100 semifinal with season's best time". Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  9. ^ "Athletics SMELLIE Gavin - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-28.

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