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Tyrone Smith Finishes 5th in Finland
Tyrone Smith competed in an Indoor Track Meet in Tampere, Finland, and finished 5th with a top leap of 7.55m. Andriy Makarchev from the Ukraine won the Men’s Long Jump event with a top leap of 7.80m, three jumpers from Finland captured the next three spots ahead of Smith, while athletes from Latvia and Sweden rounded out the top eight. Related Stories Tyrone... Read more of this article
Smith Wins Long Jump in Missouri
Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith competed at Missouri Southern State University in the MSSU Invitational this past weekend. Smith won the Men’s Long Jump with a top leap of 7.73m, Jaron Criswell finished second leaping 7.31m and Orlando Ezell finished third leaping 7.29m. Smith’s winning leap came on his final attempt where he had two Fouls to start... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith Wins In Texas
Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith’s 2012 Track and Field Season got underway when he participated in the 2012 Leonard Hilton Invitational in Texas this past weekend. Smith’s top leap of 7.66m [or 25 feet, 1.75 inches] saw him win the Men’s Long Jump. His first leap in the event saw him power his way to a leap of 7.19m, he had a foul on his next... Read more of this article
Videos: BTFA Awards Banquet
On Sunday evening [Dec.18] the Bermuda Track & Field Association [BTFA] held their Awards Banquet at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess. Olympians Tyrone Smith and Arantxa King both spoke at the gala dinner, and Ms King was named the Open Female Athlete of the Year, while Mr. Smith took the honours in the Open Male Division. In the Under 17 Age Group... Read more of this article
Photos: BTFA Awards Banquet
The guest speakers ran off with the two of the top awards last night [Dec.18] when the Bermuda Track & Field Association [BTFA] held their Awards Banquet at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess. Olympians Tyrone Smith and Arantxa King addressed the gala — with. Ms King later named the Open Female Athlete of the Year and Mr. Smith taking the honours... Read more of this article
Smith & King To Speak At BTFA Banquet
The Bermuda Track & Field Association will be holding its bi-annual banquet this coming Sunday December 18th ay 6:30pm at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, and Tyrone Smith and Arantxa King will be the guest speakers. BTFA President Donna Watson said, “With both of them living overseas we felt it would be a great idea for the people of Bermuda... Read more of this article
Top Ten Finish For Smith At World Champs
Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith placed 9th at the IAAF World Championships being held in Daegu, South Korea. Mr Smith had three attempts competing in 18 men Group B. His best attempt saw him leap 7.91m, hiis second attempt was a leap of 7.79m, before he leaped 7.91m on his third attempt that saw him finish 9th in the group. Mr Smith said, “It is very difficult... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith To Compete At World Champs
BTFA President Donna Watson said, “Tyrone Smith will be our lone representative at the World Championships being held in Daegu, Korea August 27th to September 4th competing in the Long Jump.” “We were hoping to have a few more athletes meet the qualifying standard but due to injuries, scheduling etc. we have not reached that goal and... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith Wins Bronze in Switzerland
Only four days after winning a Gold medal in the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Puerto Rico, Tyrone Smith has done it again – winning a Bronze medal at the Luzern Spitzen Leichtathletik Track Meet held yesterday [July 21] in Switzerland. Mr Smith recorded the same leap of 8.06m which won him Gold in Puerto Rico, however this time... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith Wins Gold At CAC
Tyrone Smith won the Gold Medal in the Men’s Long Jump with a leap of 8.06m in the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Senior Track and Field Championships, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Smith who had a winning Leap of 8.06m said, “I was really feeling good, I felt it was my time to win another CAC Long Jump Championship.” Lamont Marshall finished... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith Qualifies For 2012 Olympics
Long jumper Tyrone Smith qualified for the 2012 Olympics this evening [June 30] BTFA President Donna Watson said, “Tyrone has just qualified for World Championships and the Olympics with a leap of 8.16m in the Long Jump.” “Tyrone was competing at a track meet at Rice University in Texas. We are very excited and proud of him. We knew... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith Wins In Germany
Tyrone Smith won the Men’s Long Jump at the 13th Internationals Leichtathletik Track Meet in Dessau, Germany yesterday [June 1]. Mr Smith topped the Men’s Long Jump Leaderboard with a leap of 7.88m, Povilas Mykolaitis of Lithuania finished second with a leap of 7.82m, while Wilfredo Martinez of Cuba finished third leaping 7.75m. This win follows... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith Finishes 3rd in Dakar
Bermuda National Record holder Tyrone Smith finished third at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in the Senegalese capital of Dakar. Mr Smith’s best leap of 7.79m came on his second attempt. After the first round he was in second place with a leap of 7.58m behind Yahya Berrabah of Morocco who leaped 7.88. He remained in second place after his second... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith Finishes 7th In China
Bermuda Athlete of the Year Tyrone Smith finished the 7th in the long jump at the Dunlop Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in China. Mitchell Watt of Australia produced an effort of 8.44m to win, equaling his own world-leading mark and setting a meeting record. Su Xiongfeng of China leapt a personal best of 8.19m to claim second place, with Ignisious Gaisah... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith Wins Grand Prix In Japan
[Updated] Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith has won the Men’s Long Jump at the IAAF World Challenge/Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Japan. Mr Smith, the Bermuda National Record Holder, won the long jump with a leap of 8.09, just beating out Mitchell Watt of Australia who had come into the competition as the favourite. In third place was Japan’s Yohei Sugai... Read more of this article
Videos: Athletes of The Year Announced
On Saturday night [Feb.26], the Annual Sports Awards were presented with long jumper Tyrone Smith and basketball player Jenaya Wade-Fray named the Male and Female Athletes of the Year, and sprinter Jeneko Place and swimmer Emma Franklin winning the inaugural Male and Female Junior Athletes of the Year. Tyrone Smith being announced as the Male Athlete... Read more of this article
