Country Bermuda Role Track and field athlete Sport Athletics Height 1.83 m | Event(s) Long Jump Weight 70 kg Name Tyrone Smith | |
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Born August 7, 1984 (age 39) ( 1984-08-07 ) Paget, Bermuda Education Missouri University of Science and Technology | ||
Tyrone smith long jump nacac u 23 championsips
Tyrone Smith (born 7 August 1984 in Paget Parish) is a professional Bermudian born long jumper.
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- Tyrone smith long jump nacac u 23 championsips
- Tyrone smith 8 06 meter in fbk 2011
- Personal bests
- References
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), now the Missouri University of Science and Technology, 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 holds the school records at both the indoor and outdoor long jump. He won Bermuda's Athlete of the Year three times, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Tyrone is now represented by Kallas 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. Smith reached the finals of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Smith competed for Bermuda at the 2016 Summer Olympics in long jump, but did not qualify for the finals. He was the flag bearer for Bermuda during the Parade of Nations.
Tyrone smith 8 06 meter in fbk 2011
Personal bests
His personal best jump is 8.34 metres, achieved May 5th 2017 on a gold medal winning performance in Houston, Texas USA This is the Bermuda National Record