- Dave Smith (hammer thrower)
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Not to be confused with David Smith (hammer thrower).
Dave Smith (David Smith; born June 21, 1962 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a retired hammer thrower from Great Britain, who represented the United Kingdom in the men's hammer throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he failed to reach the final, having thrown 69.12 metres in the qualifying round. Smith set his personal best (77.30 metres) in 1985.
Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Distance 1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 1st 74.06 m European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 16th 73.58 m 1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 23rd 68.56 m 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 23rd 69.12 m 1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 2nd 73.52 m 1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 32nd 70.94 m 1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th 69.77 m References
- IAAF profile for Dave Smith
- Profile at The Power of Ten
- British Olympic Committee
- sports-reference
Commonwealth Champions in Men's Hammer Throw 1930 – 1934: Malcolm Nokes (ENG) • 1938: George Sutherland (CAN) • 1950: Duncan Clark (SCO) • 1954: Muhammad Iqbal (PAK) • 1958: Mike Ellis (ENG) • 1962 – 1970: Howard Payne (ENG) • 1974: Ian Chipchase (ENG) • 1978: Peter Farmer (AUS) • 1982: Robert Weir (ENG) • 1986: Dave Smith (ENG) • 1990 – 1994: Sean Carlin (AUS) • 1998: Stuart Rendell (AUS) • 2002: Mick Jones (ENG) • 2006: Stuart Rendell (AUS) • 2010: Chris Harmse (RSA)
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