Maurice Smith (born 28 September 1980) is a Jamaican decathlete. He competed for Auburn University. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in 14th place. He broke the Pan American Games decathlon record in 2007, winning his first international gold medal. He won the silver medal in the decathlon at the 2007 World Championships. Smith is the current national record holder in the men's decathlon, with 8644 points.
Smith beat World Champion Roman Šebrle and Dmitriy Karpov at the TNT-Fortuna Combined Events meeting in Kladno, Czech Republic with 8157 points, setting him up well for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.Juck, Alfons (2009-06-25). Smith overcomes weather and Šebrle; Dobrynska dominates in Kladno. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-29.
Achievements Representing 1998Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)George Town, Cayman Islands4thJavelin throw53.46 m1999CARIFTA Games (U-20)Fort-de-France, Martinique8thShot put12.45 m5thDiscus throw42.57 m6thJavelin throw53.54 m1stHeptathlon5623 ptsPan American Junior ChampionshipsTampa, United States3rdDecathlon6996 pts2000NACAC U-25 ChampionshipsMonterrey, Mexico1stDecathlon7090 pts2001Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala 1stDecathlon7755 pts2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece 14thDecathlon8023 pts2005NACAC Combined Events ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico1stDecathlon8232 ptsWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland – DecathlonDNFDécastar Talence, France14thDecathlon7336 pts2006Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2ndDecathlon8074 ptsHypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 3rdDecathlon8269 pts2007Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria8thDecathlon8241 ptsPan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1stDecathlon8278 ptsWorld Championships Osaka, Japan 2ndDecathlon8644 pts2008Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria5thDecathlon8332 ptsOlympic GamesBeijing, China9thDecathlon8205 pts2009Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria – DecathlonDNFWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany – DecathlonDNF2010CAC GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico 1stDecathlon8109 pts2011NACAC Combined Events ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica1stDecathlon8078 ptsWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea – DecathlonDNFPan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2ndDecathlon8214 pts
Personal bests Outdoor Event Performance Location Date Points Decathlon 8,644 points Osaka September 1, 2007 8,644 points 100 metres 10.62 (+0.7 m/s) Osaka August 31, 2007 947 points Long jump (+1.8 m/s) Ratingen June 24, 2006 937 points Shot put Kladno June 18, 2008 961 points High jump Götzis May 26, 2007 831 points 400 metres 47.48 Osaka August 31, 2007 934 points 110 metres hurdles 13.76 (+1.3 m/s) Götzis May 26, 2007 1,006 points Discus throw Kingston April 13, 2000 1,019 points Pole vault Osaka September 1, 2007 849 points Javelin throw Athens August 24, 2004 761 points 1500 metres 4:29.95 Götzis May 27, 2007 745 points Virtual Best Performance 8,990 points
Indoor Event Performance Location Date Points Heptathlon 6,035 points Fayetteville February 26, 2005 6,035 points 60 metres 6.94 Fayetteville February 25, 2005 904 points Long jump Crete February 3, 2007 878 points Shot put Birmingham January 21, 2012 956 points High jump Lexington February 27, 2004 803 points 60 metres hurdles 7.88 Fayetteville February 26, 2005 1,012 points Pole vault Fayetteville March 12, 2005 819 points 1000 metres 2:39.32 Fayetteville February 26, 2005 881 points Virtual Best Performance 6,253 points
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