David Smith (hammer thrower, born 1962)

David "Dave" Smith (born 21 June 1962 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a retired hammer thrower from Great Britain.

David Smith

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	21 June 1962 Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Sport
Sport	Hammer throw
Club	Hull Spartan, Kingston upon Hull
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh hammer 1990 Auckland hammer

Athletics career

Smith represented the United Kingdom in the men's hammer throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 23rd place, having thrown 69.12 metres in the qualifying round. Smith set his personal best (77.30 metres) in 1985.[1] He represented England and won a gold medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3] Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5][6]

Personal life

He is the father of active British hammer thrower Alex Smith.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	1st	74.06 m
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	16th (q)	73.58 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	23rd (q)	68.56 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	23rd (q)	69.12 m
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	2nd	73.52 m

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
3. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
5. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

• David Smith at World Athletics
• Profile at The Power of Ten
• British Olympic Committee