Calvin Smith Jr.

Calvin Smith Jr. (born December 10, 1987) is an American athlete who specialises in the 200m and 400m. He is the son of former world record-holder, world champion, Olympic medalist and National Track & Field Hall of Famer, Calvin Smith Sr. He is an All-American for University of Florida. He’s earned 18 All-America titles, the most in University of Florida track and field history. He was also a part of the 2010 NCAA indoor national championship team and was an alternate in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on the United States 4x400 relay although he did not compete.[1][2][3]

Calvin Smith
Smith at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Full nameCalvin Smith Jr.
BornDecember 10, 1987 (1987-12-10) (age 33)

He won gold medals in the relay at three consecutive World Indoor Championships starting in 2012.

References

  1. "Calvin Smith set to take last step for Gators | TBO.com". archive.ph. 2013-02-05. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  2. Ward, Bill (2013-03-19). http://www.tbo.com/sports/preps/phase-iii-for-smith-full-time-pro-7194 Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine . TBO. Retrieved on 2016-10-15.
  3. http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Calvin-Smith.aspx .USATF. Retrieved on 2016-10-15.


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