David Smith (racewalker)
David Gregory "Dave" Smith (born 24 July 1955) is a retired male race walker from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 (Moscow). His best Olympic result was finishing in tenth place in the men's 20 km race at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
His son, Dane Bird-Smith, also became an international walker for Australia.[1]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Australia
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| 1979 | World Race Walking Cup | Eschborn, West Germany | 21st | 20 km | 1:25:36 |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | — | 20 km | DSQ |
| — | 50 km | DNF | |||
| 1981 | World Race Walking Cup | Valencia, Spain | — | 20 km | DNF |
| 1983 | World Race Walking Cup | Bergen, Norway | — | 20 km | DSQ |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th | 20 km | 1:25:23 | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 10th | 20 km | 1:26:48 |
| 1985 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 5,000 m | 19:16 |
| World Race Walking Cup | St John's, Isle of Man | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
| 1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 5th | 5,000 m | 18:52 |
| World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
| 1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 46th | 20 km | 1:26:14 |
References
[edit]- ^ Gleeson, Michael (12 August 2013). Bird-Smith walks out of father's shadow. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- David Smith at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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