Nivea Smith

Nivea Smith (born 18 February 1990) is a sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She grew up in Freeport where she attended Mary Star of the Sea Primary School, and later graduated from Grand Bahama Catholic High School. She later went on to compete for Auburn University where she was coached by Henry Rolle.[1] She became the first Bahamian to ever medal at the IAAF World Youth Championships when she earned a bronze in the 200m in 2007 with a time of 23.69.[2][3][4]

Nivea Smith
Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Representing  Bahamas
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Ostrava200 m
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Mayagüez200 m
Bronze medal – third place2011 Mayagüez4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2013 Morelia4×100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Bronze medal – third place2006 Port of Spain 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2006 Port of Spain 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place2007 Providenciales 200 m
Gold medal – first place2007 Providenciales 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2008 Basseterre 200 m
Gold medal – first place2008 Basseterre 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2009 Vieux Fort 200 m
Silver medal – second place2009 Vieux Fort 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal – first place2006 Les Abymes 200 m
Silver medal – second place2006 Les Abymes 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2006 Les Abymes 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2006 Les Abymes 100 m

Personal bests
Event Time Venue Date
100 m 11.52 Athens, Georgia 14 MAY 2011[5]
200 m 22.71 Nassau, Bahamas 26 JUN 2010
60m  7.51 (indoor) Blacksburg, Virginia 03 FEB 2012
200m 23.12 (indoor) Fayetteville, Arkansas 12 MAR 2010

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Bahamas
2005 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 5th 100 m 11.94   (1.5 m/s)
4th 200 m 24.16   (-1.0 m/s)
2006 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 3rd 100 m 11.90   (1.0 m/s)
1st 200 m 23.66   (-0.6 m/s)
2nd 4x100 m relay 46.17
2nd 4x400 m relay 3:49.14
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4th 100 m 12.02   (0.7 m/s)
3rd 200 m 24.23 w   (3.2 m/s)
3rd 4x100 m relay 46.31
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 11th (h) 4×100m relay 45.41
2007 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 1st 200 m 23.45   (1.3 m/s)
10th Long jump 4.91m   (-0.2 m/s)
1st 4x100 m relay 44.94
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 3rd 200 m 23.69   (-1.9 m/s)
5th (h) Medley relay
(100m x 200m x 300m x 400m)		 2:13.04
2008 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st 200 m 23.01   (1.4 m/s)
1st 4x100 m relay 44.36 CR
4th 4x400 m relay 3:47.47
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 11th (sf) 200 m 23.84   (-1.1 m/s)
4th 4x100 m relay 44.61
2009 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 2nd 200 m 23.36   (1.5 m/s)
2nd 4x100m relay 45.43

References
  1. "Smith Bio". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. "The Bahamas' Top Junior Female Sprinters". Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. "Lesha White, Crystal Bodie, Tia Rolle and Nivea Smith moving the baton around the track in 44.94 seconds to hold off a Jamaica". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. "Nivea Smith (22.80) and Michael Mathieu (20.60) dominated the 200m". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. "Smith Personal Best". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.


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