David William Smith (born 2 November 1974) is a male retired

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er who competed for Great Britain at the

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Biography

Smith, a member of the City of Hull AC, became the British hammer throw champion after winning the British

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title at the 1996 AAA Championships. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Smith represented

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in the men's hammer throw event throwning 69.32 metres in the qualifying round. He represented

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in the hammer throw event, at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...

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, Malaysia. In 2002 he was ranked as the country's number one, but he retired in 2003.

Personal life

In 2015 Smith was sentenced to two years in prison for a sexual offence.

International competitions

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, David 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Grimsby English male hammer throwers British male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Commonwealth Games athletes for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain