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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

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

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