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Jamaican decathlete
Maurice Smith
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Updated on 3 July 2013. |
Maurice Smith (born 28 September 1980 in
in the men's decathlon, with 8644 points.
Smith beat World Champion Roman Šebrle and Dmitriy Karpov at the TNT-Fortuna Combined Events meeting in Kladno, Czech Republic with 8157 points, setting him up well for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.[1]
Personal bests
- Decathlon: 8644 pts – Osaka, 1 September 2007
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing Jamaica
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1998
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Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)
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George Town, Cayman Islands
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4th
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Javelin throw
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53.46 m
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1999
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CARIFTA Games (U-20)
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Fort-de-France, Martinique
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8th
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Shot put
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12.45 m
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5th
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Discus throw
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42.57 m
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6th
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Javelin throw
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53.54 m
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1st
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Heptathlon
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5623 pts
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Pan American Junior Championships
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Tampa, Florida, United States
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3rd
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Decathlon
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6996 pts
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2000
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NACAC U-25 Championships
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Monterrey, Mexico
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1st
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Decathlon
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7090 pts
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2001
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Central American and Caribbean Championships
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Guatemala City, Guatemala
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1st
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Decathlon
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7755 pts
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2004
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Olympic Games
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Athens, Greece
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14th
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Decathlon
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8023 pts
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2005
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NACAC Combined Events Championships
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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1st
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Decathlon
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8232 pts
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World Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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–
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Decathlon
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DNF
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Décastar
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Talence, France
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14th
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Decathlon
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7336 pts
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2006
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Commonwealth Games
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Melbourne, Australia
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2nd
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Decathlon
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8074 pts
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Hypo-Meeting
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Götzis, Austria
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3rd
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Decathlon
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8269 pts
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2007
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Hypo-Meeting
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Götzis, Austria
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8th
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Decathlon
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8241 pts
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Pan American Games
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1st
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Decathlon
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8278 pts
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World Championships
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Osaka, Japan
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2nd
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Decathlon
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8644 pts
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2008
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Hypo-Meeting
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Götzis, Austria
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5th
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Decathlon
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8332 pts
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Olympic Games
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Beijing, China
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9th
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Decathlon
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8205 pts
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2009
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Hypo-Meeting
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Götzis, Austria
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–
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Decathlon
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DNF
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World Championships
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Berlin, Germany
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–
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Decathlon
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DNF
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2010
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CAC Games
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Puertorico
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1st
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Decathlon
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8109 pts
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2011
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NACAC Combined Events Championships
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Kingston, Jamaica
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1st
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Decathlon
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8078 pts
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World Championships
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Daegu, Korea
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–
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Decathlon
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DNF
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Pan American Games
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Guadalajara, Mexico
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2nd
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Decathlon
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8214 pts
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References
IAAF
. Retrieved on 2009-06-29.
External links
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- 1930 – 1966: Pentathlon
- 1970 – 2006: Decathlon
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