Maurice Smith

Maurice Smith (born 28 September 1980) is a Jamaican decathlete. 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.

Achievements

Personal bests Outdoor Event Performance Location Date Points Decathlon 8,644 points Osaka September 1, 2007 8,644 points 100 metres 10.62 (+0.7 m/s) Osaka August 31, 2007 947 points Long jump (+1.8 m/s) Ratingen June 24, 2006 937 points Shot put Kladno June 18, 2008 961 points High jump Götzis May 26, 2007 831 points 400 metres 47.48 Osaka August 31, 2007 934 points 110 metres hurdles 13.76 (+1.3 m/s) Götzis May 26, 2007 1,006 points Discus throw Kingston April 13, 2000 1,019 points Pole vault Osaka September 1, 2007 849 points Javelin throw Athens August 24, 2004 761 points 1500 metres 4:29.95 Götzis May 27, 2007 745 points Virtual Best Performance 8,990 points

Indoor Event Performance Location Date Points Heptathlon 6,035 points Fayetteville February 26, 2005 6,035 points 60 metres 6.94 Fayetteville February 25, 2005 904 points Long jump Crete February 3, 2007 878 points Shot put Birmingham January 21, 2012 956 points High jump Lexington February 27, 2004 803 points 60 metres hurdles 7.88 Fayetteville February 26, 2005 1,012 points Pole vault Fayetteville March 12, 2005 819 points 1000 metres 2:39.32 Fayetteville February 26, 2005 881 points Virtual Best Performance 6,253 points