Rutger Smith

Infobox athlete biography
athletename = Rutger Smith


fullname = Rutger Smith
height = height|m=1.97
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1981|7|9|df=y
cityofbirth = Groningen
countryofbirth = Netherlands
personalbest = shot put – 21.62 (2006) discus throw – 67.63 (2007)
hammer throw – 60.85 (2001)
career = 1987-present
updated = 22 March, 2008

Rutger Smith (born July 9, 1981 in Groningen) is a Dutch athlete competing in shot put and discus throw, the first athlete to win medals at World Championships in both events. At the 2000 World Junior Championships he won medals in both events, and he competed in both events at the 2004 Olympics. In 2005 he won silver medals in shot put at the European Indoor Championships and World Championships.

Achievements

Personal bests

*Shot put - 21.62 m (2006), national record
*Discus throw - 67.63 m (2007)

References

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