Gavin Smellie
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| Full name | Gavin Ramon Smellie | ||||||||||||
| Born |
June 26, 1986 Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Maple, Ontario | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Canada | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 4 × 100m relay | ||||||||||||
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Gavin Ramon Smellie (born June 26, 1986 in Saint Andrew Parish Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.[1][2] He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m relay with teammates Jared Connaughton, Oluseyi Smith and Justyn Warner.[3] In the final, the Canadian relay team arrived in third place and initially believed they had won bronze but they were disqualified when officials judged that Connaughton had stepped on the lane line just before passing the baton.[4] The relay team from Trinidad and Tobago were awarded the bronze.[4]
Smellie moved from St Andrews in Jamaica to Etobicoke in Canada at the age of 14.[5] Smellie is a graduate of Western Kentucky University which he attended on an athletic scholarship.[1] He represented the WKU Hilltoppers in collegiate track and field competitions.[6]
References
- 1 2 Juzenas, Frank (July 13, 2012). "Smellie named to Olympic relay team". Inside Halton. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "Gavin Smellie". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02.
- ↑ "Gavin Smellie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- 1 2 Smith, Doug (August 11, 2012). "London 2012: Canada disqualified in men's 4x100 relay". Toronto Star. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Gavin Smellie Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ↑ "Former Hilltopper Gavin Smellie To Represent Canada In 2012 Olympics". Western Kentucky University. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
External links
- Gavin Smellie profile at IAAF