Maurice Smith (born 28 September 1980 in St. Catherine, Jamaica) is a decathlete from Jamaica. He competed for Auburn University. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in 14th place. He broke the Pan American Games decathlon record in 2007, winning his first international gold medal. He won the silver medal in the decathlon at the 2007 World Championships. Smith is the current national record holder 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.
Personal bests
Decathlon: 8644 pts – Osaka, 1 September 2007
Achievements
References
External links
Tilastopaja biography
1980 births
Jamaican decathletes
Living people
Sportspeople from Saint Catherine Parish
Auburn Tigers men's track and field athletes
Olympic athletes for Jamaica
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
World Athletics Championships medalists
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica
Pan American Games gold medalists for Jamaica
Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica
Jamaican male athletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Auburn University alumni Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States