Christian Smith (athlete)
Appearance
Christian Smith (born October 31, 1983) is an American middle-distance runner from
Pawnee Heights High School in 2002 and from Kansas State University
in 2006.
Biography
At K-State, Smith was the NCAA champion in the men's mile at the 2006 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, and was also a 1500m All-American in 2006, a four-time Indoor All-American (in 2003, 2004, 2005, & 2006), collegiate record holder in the indoor 1000m, and he also holds the indoor 1000m school record and the outdoor 800m and 1500m school records.[1]
Smith joined the
Oregon sweep on home track, was replayed many times in coverage of the meet.See it on a private youtube videoand as presented on TV
.
Smith qualified to return to the Olympic Trials in 2012, but was unable to get out of the preliminary round.[3] Smith's personal best for 800m is 1'44"86, achieved in 2006.
References
- ^ "Track & Field - Awards - Kansas State University Wildcats Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ^ Johnson, Weldon; Robert Johnson (June 28, 2008). "LetsRun.com's Recap of Monday of US Olympic Track & Field Trials, Oregon Sweep in Men's 800, Hazel Clark Hangs On in Women's 800, Lagat Easily Wins Hyped 5k". Retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
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External links
- Christian Smith at World Athletics
- Christian Smith at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Christian Smith at Team USA (archive January 14, 2020)
- Christian Smith at Olympics.com
- Christian Smith at Olympedia