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David Smith (hammer thrower, born 1974)

David Smith (hammer thrower, born 1974)

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Not to be confused with David Smith (hammer thrower, born 1962).

David William Smith (born 2 November 1974 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire) is a male retired hammer thrower from Great Britain.

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Athletics career

He represented the United Kingdom in the men's hammer throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he failed to reach the final, having thrown 69.32 metres in the qualifying round.[1] He represented England in the hammer throw event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3][4]

In 2002 he was ranked as the country's number one, but he retired in 2003.[5]

Personal life

In 2015 Smith was sentenced to two years in prison for a sexual offence.[6][7]

International competitions

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References

  1. [1]
    "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. [3]
    "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. [5]
    Profile at The Power of Ten
  6. [6]
    "Grimsby Olympic hammer thrower jailed for sex with 14-year-old girl at £25 a time". Grimsby Telegraph. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Olympic athlete filmed sex sessions with schoolgirl, 14". Sunday Times.


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