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Smith Qualifies For 2013 World Championships

Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith has qualified for the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, leaping to a season best 8.13m [26.67ft] at a meet in Poland on Saturday [June 15]. Smith’s 8.13m earned him a second place finish at the 59th Janusz Kusocinski Memorial Meet in the Polish city of Szczecin. Mexico’s Luis Rivera placed first with a leap... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Finishes 4th In Czech Republic

Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith competed in the 20th Annual Memorial Josefa European International Track Meet in Prague, Czech Republic. Coming off a first place performance at a recent meet in Paris, Smith recorded multiple fouls on his way to finishing 4th with a leap of 7.76m. The 28-year-old athlete, who has twice represented Bermuda in the Olympic... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Leaps 8.09m, Wins Meet In Paris

Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith has picked up his first international win of the year, claiming victory at the 2013 Meeting National de Bonneuil sur Marne held in Paris, France on Friday [June 7]. The two-time Olympian and Bermuda National Record holder leaped 8.09m [26.5ft] – marking his best jump since 2011. The 28-year-old athlete competes regularly... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Finishes 3rd In Japan Grand Prix

Two time Olympian Tyrone Smith finished third in the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan. Smith, facing a strong headwind, recorded a top leap of 7.61m in the men’s long jump on Sunday [May 5]. Mauro Vinicius Da Silva from Brazil won the event with a top leap of 7.99m, while Zack Visser from South Africa finished second leaping 7.84m. The Seiko... Read more of this article

Video: Jr & Sr Athletes Of The Year Named

[Updated with video] Jesse Washington and Kyrah Scraders were named the Junior Athletes of the Year, while Tyrone Smith and Flora Duffy were named the Senior Athletes of the Year at last night’s [Mar 16] Annual Sports Awards Ceremony at the Fairmont Southampton. Washington & Scraders: Hosted by the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation;... Read more of this article

Video: $15,000 In Sponsorships For Top Athletes

Three of Bermuda’s top track and field athletes have received a total of $15,000 in sponsorship from Bermuda HealthCare Services to help them strive towards their goals. Tyrone Smith, Arantxa King, and Aaron Evans — who are all Bermuda National Record holders — each received $5,000 sponsorships from the company. L-R: Dr Ewart Brown,... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Running For TFAA Office

Bermuda national long jump record holderand 2012 London Olympic finalist Tyrone Smith is running for a board of directors position in the Track and Field Athletes Association. At their Annual Meeting on November 30, 2012 in Daytona, Florida, the TFAA members will be electing board members for the next two-year term. There are seven positions available. Smith... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Finishes Second In Italy

Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith competed at the City Palio della Quercia Track Meet at the Rovereto Stadium in Italy, where he finished second with a top leap of 7.78m. Smith had a foul on his first attempt before leaping 6.45m on his second attempt. The 28-year-old then leaped 7.76m on his third attempt, passed on his fourth attempt before returning and... Read more of this article

Smith Finishes 3rd In France DecaNation Meet

Fresh off his Olympic appearance, Bermuda’sT yrone Smith finished third in the Men’s Long Jump in the DecaNation Track and Field Meet in France. Smith recorded a foul on his first attempt, before leaping 7.62m on his second attempt. Smith leaped 7.64m on his third attempt and then reached the 7.68m mark on his fourth attempt. Smith did not jump... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Looking To Make Another Final

Long jumper Tyrone Smith isn’t finished yet, with the 27-year-old athlete saying he hopes to build off of his recent Olympic experience and make another final. The U.S-based athlete gave Bermudians a thrill this weekend when he made it through to the Olympic finals and narrowly missed out on a medal when he fouled on his last attempt in the long... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Finishes 12th In Olympics

[Updated - Smith jumped a 7.7 on his first jump and fouled on his second two attempts to finish 12, Bermuda's highest finish of these Olympic Games so far. Had Smith not have fouled his last jump, he would have likely won a medal.] After leaping a season best 7.97 to finish in 10th place in the qualification round Tyrone Smith is set to compete in... Read more of this article

Olympics: Tyrone Smith Qualifies For The Finals

While most locals were pinned to the Cup Match game this afternoon [Aug 3], another great sporting performance occurred overseas with Bermudian long jumper Tyrone Smith powering his way to the finals at the Olympics. He leaped a season best 7.97 to finish in 10th place in the qualification round and will go through to the finals which take place tomorrow.... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Wins Long Jump in Germany

Tyrone Smith continued his preparation for the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games by winning the Men’s Long Jump during the International Bottrop Gala Track and Field Event in Germany. Smith — who will be making his second Olympic appearance — had a top leap of 7.95m, with Hussein Al-Sabee finishing second with a leap of 7.83m, third place... Read more of this article

Smith Sets New Record In Estonia

Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith finished second at the 2nd Big Kuldliiga Indoor Series Track Meet in Estonia, setting a new Bermuda record in the process. Competing in his third Long Jump Indoor event in less than a week, Smith leaped to a Bermudian Indoor Record of 7.82m at the European event. He leaped 7.60m on his first attempt, he then reached 7.66m... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Finishes 2nd In Finland

Competing in his second Track and Field Meet in Finland, Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith finished second in an Indoor Track Meet in Vaasa. Facing a competitive field of eight jumpers, Smith finished with a top leap of 7.76m, which was 0.21 of a meter further than he leaped in Tampere. Michel Torneus from Sweden won the Men’s Long Jump event with a top... Read more of this article

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