// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did Calvin Smith Jr. go to the track? Because he was a-smith to be fast.
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| Full name | Calvin Smith Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 10, 1987 (age 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Calvin Smith Jr. (born December 10, 1987) is an American athlete who specializes in the 200 m and 400 m. He is the son of former world record-holder, world champion, Olympic medalist and National Track & Field Hall of Famer, Calvin Smith Sr.
Smith is an All-American for University of Florida. He has earned 18 All-America titles, the most in University of Florida track and field history. Smith was also a part of the 2010 NCAA indoor national championship team and was an alternate in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on the United States 4 × 400 relay although he did not compete.[1][2][3]
He won gold medals in the relay at three consecutive World Indoor Championships starting in 2012.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Calvin Smith set to take last step for Gators | TBO.com". archive.ph. February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Former Freedom star begins his first year as a full-time professional | TBO.com". www.tbo.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016.
- ↑ "USA Track & Field | Calvin Smith". usatf.org. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Calvin Smith at World Athletics
- Calvin Smith at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Calvin Smith at Team USA (archived)
- "Calvin Smith at USA Track & Field". Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
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