Oscar David Smith (born November 8, 1947, in

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) is an American

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. He represented the United States in the

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at two Olympics,

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and

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. During this period he also ran for the

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. He was the American Indoor Champion in 1971. He was ranked #2 in the US four times, in 1968, 1970-2.http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/category-rankings/2847-men-s-u-s-triple-jump-rankings-by-athlete%22%3E He set his personal best of in 1972.

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Living people 1947 births American male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics California Golden Bears men's track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Los Angeles 20th-century American people {{US-triplejump-athletics-bio-stub