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Canadian sprinter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gavin Ramon Smellie (born June 26, 1986) is a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.[2][3]
Born in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, Smellie moved to Etobicoke in Canada at the age of 14.[4] Smellie is a graduate of Western Kentucky University which he attended on an athletic scholarship.[2] He represented the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in collegiate track and field competitions.[5] He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m relay with teammates Jared Connaughton, Oluseyi Smith and Justyn Warner.[6] 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.[7] The relay team from Trinidad and Tobago were awarded the bronze.[7] Smellie was selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2021, he competed in the Men's 100 metres of the 2020 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.[8]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9]
Discipline | Performance | Wind | Place | Date | Results Score |
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100 metres | 10.01 | +1.4 | Windsor (CAN) | May 19, 2018 | 1203 |
100 metres | 9.97 * | +5.1 | Clermont, FL (USA) | April 15, 2017 | 1187 |
200 metres | 20.38 | +1.6 | Windsor (CAN) | June 18, 2017 | 1161 |
200 metres | 20.16 * | +2.7 | Clermont, FL (USA) | May 16, 2015 | 1179 |
400 metres | 46.94 | Toronto (CAN) | June 17, 2007 | 1049 | |
4x100 metres relay | 37.91 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) | October 4, 2019 | 1233 | |
4x200 metres relay | 1:19.20 | Gainesville, FL (USA) | April 2, 2016 | 1249 | |
4x400 metres relay | 3:09.18 | Philadelphia, PA (USA) | April 23, 2010 | 1054 |
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