Connie Price-Smith
.JPG) Coach Connie Price-Smith of University of Mississippi | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Constance Marie Price |
| Born | June 3, 1962 St. Charles, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Southern Illinois University[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm)[2] |
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Spouse | |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Shot Put: 64' 3" (19.58m) [4] Discus: 212' 8" (64.82m) |
Connie Price-Smith (born Constance Marie Price, June 3, 1962) is an American
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1985.[4]
Later career
Price-Smith was also named to the
2012 Olympic track & field team coach staff in London. On July 21, 2015, she started her tenure as the head coach at the University of Mississippi. She was named women's head coach for the United States team at the 2016 Summer Olympics
, again in Rio de Janeiro.
In 2016, she was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[6]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  United States
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| 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 3rd | Discus |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy
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NM^ | Discus
| |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 16th (q) | Discus
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| 18th (q) | Shot put | |||
| 1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 10th | Shot put |
| IAAF World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | Discus | |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 7th | Shot put |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | Shot put
| |
| Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | Shot put | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
|
20th (q) | Discus
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| IAAF World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 4th | Shot put | |
| 7th | Discus | |||
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 9th | Shot put |
| 1994 | World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Discus |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | Shot put |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th | Shot put
| |
| Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | Shot put | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 5th | Shot put
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| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 6th | Shot put |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | Shot put
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| 1998 | IAAF World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 3rd | Shot put |
| Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 2nd | Shot put | |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi , Japan
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4th | Shot put |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 11th | Shot put
| |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | Shot put | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia
|
16th (q) | Shot put |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 10th | Shot put |
- ^ Reached the 1987 World Championship Final at discus but failed to register a distance.
- Note: Results with a Q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.
References
- ^ "All Miss bio". Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Connie Price-Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Opposites Attract: Smiths to celebrate 25 years of marriage later this year". February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ SIUC. Archived from the originalon January 5, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
- ^ USA Track & Field (2008). "Profile Connie Price-Smith". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "USA Track & Field - Connie Price-Smith". Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Connie Price-Smith.
- Connie Price-Smith at World Athletics
- Connie Price-Smith at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Connie Price-Smith at Olympics.com
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