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Athlete Tyrone Smith Jumping Out Of Retirement
[Written by Stephen Wright] Long jumper Tyrone Smith hopes for one last hurrah at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer after coming out of retirement. The three-times Olympian called time on his athletics career 12 months ago – despite having met the standard for Birmingham – after missing out on reaching the Olympic Games in Tokyo. However,... Read more of this article
People Feature Tyrone Smith & Sandi Morris
Bermudian Tyrone Smith, alongside his wife, fellow Olympian Sandi Morris, were featured on the People magazine website, with Sandi Morris – an American pole vaulter who won silver at the Rio Games – saying that “being married to a fellow athlete helped keep her in a competitive mindset.” A People.com story said, “Sandi... Read more of this article
Smith Wins San Diego Long Jump Event
Tyrone Smith recently competed in the USATF San Diego-Imperial Association Championships. Smith won the men’s long jump with a top leap of 8.03m. He had a leap of 7.80m on his first attempt, which was followed by a leap of 7.86m. Those jumps were followed by two attempts ending in 8.30m fouls before Smith completed the 8.03m winning leap on his fifth... Read more of this article
Smith Competes In USATF Showcase In Texas
Tyrone Smith recently competed in the USATF Showcase held at Prairie View A&M Stadium in Texas. Jamaican Ryan Brown won the men’s long jump after he recorded the top leap of 8.04m; Jamaican Damar Forbes and American Jarvis Gotch both leaped 7.97m for second place, while Smith finished fourth with 7.80m. Smith started with a foul, before leaping... Read more of this article
Smith Finishes Fifth In Vista Field Festival
Tyrone Smith recently got his 2021 track and field season underway, competing in the Chula Vista Field Festival. Smith competed in the men’s long jump, finishing fifth with a top leap of 8.03m. Smith started with back-to-back fouls before leaping 7.95m on his third attempt and hitting the 8.03m mark on his fourth attempt. His fifth attempt saw another... Read more of this article
Audio: Tyrone Smith Featured On CNN Podcast
Bermudian Tyrone Smith, alongside his wife, fellow Olympian Sandi Morris, recently appeared on CNN’s ‘Coronavirus: Fact Vs Fiction” podcast in order to discuss “their struggles and sacrifices to train over the last year and compete in one last Olympics together as a married couple.” The CNN website said, “When your career... Read more of this article
World Athletics Responds To Tyrone Smith
Following comments made by Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith that World Athletics should “refuse to host Diamond League events in China until the new security law in Hong Kong is repealed,” World Athletics has said that “it would be impossible to maintain a global sporting calendar if it changed competitions based on shifting political... Read more of this article
Video: Pan Am Athlete Profile Of Tyrone Smith
In the fifteenth of a series of video profiles of the athletes set to represent Bermuda at the upcoming 2019 Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru, meet Tyrone Smith, who will be competing in track and field. The Pan American Games are the world’s third largest international sporting festival, and will run from 26 July to 11 August, and will host 7,000 athletes... Read more of this article
Olympian Proposes To Olympian At Track Meet
Bermudian Olympian Tyrone Smith proposed to fellow Olympian Sandi Morris recently, capping off Ms. Morris’ pole vaulting event with a romantic surprise. The proposal took place after Ms. Morris, an American Olympic medalist, competed in the Diamond League Final meet in Zurich, Switzerland. In a video posted on Twitter, Ms. Morris is asked what’s... Read more of this article
Smith Wins Bermuda’s Third CAC Games Medal
Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith leaped into medal position at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia, winning a silver medal in the men’s long jump with a leap of 8.03, to mark the island’s third medal win of these Games thus far. Jamaican Ramone Bailey leaped 8.07m to claim gold, while Andwuelle Wright from Trinidad won the bronze... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith Jumps Season Best In Stockholm
Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith leap of 7.94m at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden was a season best for the three time Olympian, who said the meet was his ‘season opener’. In a post on social media, the long jumper said, “7.94m for a new seasons best but I still have a bad taste in my mouth! Had a solid 8.20-8.30 foul. Ultimately... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith Competes In Netherlands
Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith has finished 8th competing in the IAAF World Challenge FBK Games Hengelo in The Netherlands. Smith recorded a top leap of 7.62m, Luvo Manyonga from South Africa picked up the win with a leap of 8.18m, Jeff Henderson from the USA was second leaping 8.15m and Marquis Dendy from the USA was third leaping 8.13m. Related Stories Smith... Read more of this article
