Calvin Smith Jr.

Calvin Smith Jr. (born December 10, 1987) is an American athlete who specialises in the 200m and 400m. He is the son of former world record-holder, world champion, Olympic medalist and National Track & Field Hall of Famer, Calvin Smith Sr. He is an All-American for University of Florida. He's earned 18 All-America titles, the most in University of Florida track and field history. He was also a part of the 2010 NCAA indoor national championship team and was an alternate in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on the United States 4x400 relay although he did not compete.[1][2][3]

Calvin Smith
Smith at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Full nameCalvin Smith Jr.
BornDecember 10, 1987 (1987-12-10) (age 35)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Istanbul 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2014 Sopot4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2016 Portland4×400 m relay
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Costa Rica 4x400m relay

He won gold medals in the relay at three consecutive World Indoor Championships starting in 2012.

References

  1. "Calvin Smith set to take last step for Gators | TBO.com". archive.ph. 2013-02-05. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  2. Ward, Bill (2013-03-19). http://www.tbo.com/sports/preps/phase-iii-for-smith-full-time-pro-7194 Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine . TBO. Retrieved on 2016-10-15.
  3. http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Calvin-Smith.aspx .USATF. Retrieved on 2016-10-15.


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