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David Smith (hammer thrower, born 1962)

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Not to be confused with David Smith (hammer thrower, born 1974).

Dave Smith
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1962-06-21) 21 June 1962 (age 63)
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubHull Spartan, Kingston upon Hull
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh hammer
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland hammer

David Smith (born 21 June 1962 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a retired hammer thrower who competed for Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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Smith, a member of Hull Spartan, finished third behind Martin Girvan in the hammer throw event at the 1981 AAA Championships.[2]

Smith became the British hammer throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1984 AAA Championships[3] and would go on to defend his title very year from 1985 to 1988.[4] Smith set his personal best (77.30 metres) in 1985.[5]

He represented England and won a gold medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6][7]

At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, he represented Great Britain in the men's hammer throw event, finishing in 23rd place, having thrown 69.12 metres in the qualifying round.[1] Two years later he represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[8][9][10]

In addition to his five AAA titles, he won the UK Athletics Championships four times in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988.

Personal life

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He is the father of active British hammer thrower Alex Smith.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 1st 74.06 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 16th (q) 73.58 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 23rd (q) 68.56 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 23rd (q) 69.12 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 2nd 73.52 m

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 9 August 1981. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  9. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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