Michael
Smith
Canadian
Olympic decathlete
6' 5" / 225 lb.
Born:
09/16/67 in Kenora, ON, Canada
Resides:
Calgary, AB, Canada
Interests:
snowboarding, golf, flyfishing, windsurfing
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Perhaps
the best all-round Canadian track & field athlete ever, Michael
is a former Olympian, Canadian, Commonwealth and world medallist
in the 10-event decathlon.
A winner
of the Jack W. Davies Trophy as the Outstanding Canadian Track
& Field Athlete (1989 & 1991) and 3-time winner of the F.N.A.
Rowell Trophy for outstanding field athlete, Michael is currently
preparing for a career in financial services as well as doing
freelance commentating for CBC Television at various events
including the 2001 World Track & Field Championships and the
2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
Career
Highlights
- Personal
best: 8626 points (Canadian record)
- Ranked
top-10 in the world 1989-98
- Ranked
#1 in Canada 1989-98
- 3-time
Olympian, 3-time World Championships medallist, 3-time Commonwealth
Games medallist
- Canadian
flag bearer - 1992 Summer Olympics
- Decathlon
world record for the combined three events (shot put, discus
& javelin)
- Gold
medallist at the Commonwealth Games, Victoria, BC (1994)
- Bronze
medallist at the World Championships, Goteborg, Sweden (1995)
- Gold
medallist at the Canadian Track & Field Championships (89,90,94,95)
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