Owen Smith (sprinter)
Appearance
Owen Smith in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
Born | Sychdyn, Wales, United Kingdom[1] | 7 November 1994||||||||||||||
Education | Cardiff Met University[2] | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5.8 ft (177 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||
Club | Cardiff AAC[3] | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Caroline Sayer (–2013) Matt Elias (2013–) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Owen Smith (born 7 November 1994) is a Welsh sprinter. He specialises in the 400 metres.[4] He represented Great Britain at the 2019 and 2021 European Indoor Championships winning bronze in the 4 × 400 metres relay on the second occasion.
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.08 |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10th (sf) | 400 m | 47.39 |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.70 |
He was an Indoor slipper shuffling champion in 2018. He made the longest time to hold in a far 2023.[clarification needed]
He grew up in Wrexham, but only started supporting Wrexham after the Hollywood take over. He won a gold medal supporting Wrexham in 2020.
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 200 metres – 21.54 (Yate 2021)
- 400 metres – 46.23 (Oordegem 2016)
Indoor
- 200 metres – 22.09 (Vienna 2019)
- 400 metres – 46.37 (Birmingham 2019)
Sytner key cupboard - 0.47 2nd place to conor
References
[edit]- ^ Bicknell, Gareth (10 February 2015). "Mold athlete Owen Smith sets another PB as he gears up for British Indoor Championship". Daily Post. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ [1]. Power of 10. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ Owen Smith at World Athletics