Aubrey Smith (athlete)

Aubrey Smith, born 30 June 1988, in Kingston, Jamaica is a track and field athlete, specialising in the long jump. He represented Canada at the 2015 Summer Universiade[1] and Jamaica at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Aubrey Smith
Personal information
Born (1988-06-30) 30 June 1988
Kingston, Jamaica
EducationFlorida International University
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75.75 kg (167.0 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking6
Personal best(s)8.16 m (26 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
long jump

Smith graduated at Florida International University, in Miami, Florida, USA. He also won the silver medal, in the long jump, at the 2014 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, while representing FIU. It was there he attained the school record,[3] on his opening jump, of 7.80m (25 feet 7 ¼ inches).

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Canada
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 14th (q) Long jump 7.36 m
Representing  Jamaica
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Long jump NM

References
  1. "Universiade Gwangju 2015 - (Athletics) Results Men's Long Jump Qualification Group A". gwangju2015.kr. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. "SMITH Aubrey - Olympic Athletics | Jamaica". Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. "Men's Outdoor Track and Field Records" (PDF). fiusports.com.


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