Jessica Smith (athlete)
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Jessica Lorene Smith (born October 11, 1989 in
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,
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) is a Canadian
track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
athlete who specialises in the
800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...
. She competed in the 800m event at the
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, but was eliminated at the semi-final stage. Smith also participated in the 800m event at the
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where she finished in 5th place.


Achievements

* 1st, Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic, Burnaby, Canada (Olympic 'A' Standard). * Personal Best: 1:59:86; Burnaby, CAN 10/06/2012


References

1989 births Living people Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes from Vancouver Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canadian female middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Simon Fraser Red Leafs women's track and field athletes Simon Fraser University alumni {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub