Phylis Smith
| Phylis Smith medal table |
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 United Kingdom
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| Olympic games | ||
| bronze | 1992 Barcelona | 4 x 400 meter relay |
| World championships | ||
| bronze | 1993 Stuttgart | 4 x 400 meter relay |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| gold | 1994 Victoria | 4 x 400 meter relay |
| European championships | ||
| bronze | 1994 Helsinki | 400 meter run |
Phylis Smith (born September 29, 1965 in Birmingham ) is a former British athlete whose special course was the 400-meter run .
Sporting successes
Smith participated in two Olympic Games ( 1992 and 1996 ). At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, she won the bronze medal with the British four-by-400-meter relay in the cast Smith, Sandra Douglas , Jennifer Stoute and Sally Gunnell . In 3:24:23 min, the British quartet only had to admit defeat to the teams of the United Team and the USA.
Smith was also successful at the World Athletics Championships . She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 meter competition at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart together with Linda Keough , Tracy Goddard and Sally Gunnell in 3: 23.41 minutes. Two years earlier, at the World Championships in Tokyo , the British relay had to be content with fourth place, but set a national record in 3: 22.01 min.
A gold medal resulted for Smith with the British 4-by-400-meter relay at the Commonwealth Games in 1994 in Victoria, Canada.
As a single starter, she finished third in the 400-meter run at the European Championships in Helsinki in 1994 .
Best times
- open air
- 400-meter run: 50.87 s (1992)
- Hall
- 400-meter run: 51.69 s (1997), national record
Others
With a height of 1.68 m, her competition weight was 62 kg.
Web links
- Phylis Smith in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Phylis Smith in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Smith, Phylis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham |