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Apr 02, 2024
Maurice Smith won silver medal at the World Championships in Osaka 2007. He holds the national record for the decathlon with 8644 points.

Jamaica
Jamaica

Date of birth: 28 September 1980
Place of birth: St. Catherine, Jamaica
Height: 190cm / Weight: 90kg
Decathlon: 8644 Osaka 2007
Heptathlon: 6035 Fayetteville, AR 2005
Coach: Jeremy Clayton
Full career

 Maurice Smith
Personal best
100 m 10,62 (+0.7)
 Osaka 2007
Long jump 7.51 (+1.8)
 Ratingen 2006
Shot put 17.78 Kladno 2008
High jump 2.03 Guatemala City 2001 ↗
400 m 47,48 Osaka 2007
110 m hurdles 13,76 (+1.3)
 Götzis 2006
Discus throw 55.49 Kingston 2007
Pole vault 4.80 Osaka 2007
Javelin throw 62.07 Spanish Town 2002
1500 m 4.29,95 Melbourne 2006
Total points based on PB
 8964
Total 10 best decathlons 83297

 

Decathlons over 8000 points (20)
Pts Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8024 11,02 - 7.00 - 15.56 - 1.95 - 49,53 -
14,15 - 50.94 - 4.30 - 57.10 - 4.37,71		 4088 3936 1 Austin 2004
8023 10,85 - 6.81 - 15.24 - 1.91 - 49,27 -
14,01 - 49.02 - 4.20 - 61.52 - 4.32,74		 4039 3984 14 Athens 2004
8232 10,71 - 7.22 - 15.80 - 1.98 - 48,54 -
14,17 - 50.62 - 4.30 - 56.76 - 4.36,00		 4299 3933 1 San Juan 2005
8074 10,81 - 6.91 - 15.09 - 1.90 - 49,35 -
14,33 - 50.26 - 4.40 - 60.20 - 4.29,95		 4049 4025 2 Melbourne 2006
8269 10,83 - 7.13 - 17.06 - 1.97 - 48,08 -
13,76 - 52.05 - 4.40 - 50.14 - 4.39,06		 4342 3927 3 Götzis 2006
8349 10,69 - 7.51 - 16.07 - 1.91 - 48,36 -
14,00 - 48.90 - 4.55 - 55.54 - 4.30,62		 4339 4010 2 Ratingen 2006
8241 10,71 - 6.84 - 17.25 - 2.03 - 47,79 -
13,83 - 51.68 - 4.50 - 46.71 - 4.43,64		 4381 3860 8 Götzis 2007
8278 10,84 - 7.27 - 16.93 - 1.97 - 47,99 -
14,06 - 53.24 - 4.40 - 50.23 - 4.40,12		 4370 3908 1 Rio de Janeiro 2007
8644 10,62 - 7.50 - 17.32 - 1.97 - 47,48 -
13,91 - 52.36 - 4.80 - 53.61 - 4.33,52		 4525 4119 2 Osaka 2007
8298 10,89 - 7.08 - 16.72 - 1.98 - 48,07 -
14,01 - 53.83 - 4.55 - 51.36 - 4.39,17		 4305 3993 2 Talence 2007
8332 10,86 - 7.30 - 16.50 - 1.94 - 48,82 -
14,05 - 52.77 - 4.70 - 53.54 - 4.37,38		 4279 4053 5 Götzis 2008
8434 10,81 - 7.31 - 17.78 - 1.98 - 48,76 -
13,91 - 52.81 - 4.75 - 50.83 - 4.40,96		 4410 4024 1 Kladno 2008
8205 10,85 - 7.04 - 15.09 - 1.99 - 47,96 -
14,08 - 50.91 - 4.60 - 51.52 - 4.31,62		 4217 3988 8 Beijing 2008
8220 10,93 - 7.31 - 16.37 - 2.03 - 49,04 -
14,19 - 51.34 - 4.45 - 51.42 - 4.38,75		 4328 3892 2 Talence 2008
8157 10,88 - 7.25 - 14.67 - 1.97 - 48,35 -
14,09 - 51.45 - 4.70 - 53.14 - 4.46,43		 4199 3958 1 Kladno 2009
8186 10,79 - 7.15 - 15.15 - 1.94 - 48,25 -
14,20 - 53.02 - 4.60 - 60.14 - 4.58,05		 4203 3983 4 Kladno 2010
8109 10,82 - 7.32 - 15.76 - 1.94 - 49,20 - 
14,64 - 48.18 - 4.60 - 58.88 - 4.46,14		 4229 3880 1 Mayagüez 2010
8157 10,97 - 6.86 - 15.67 - 1.93 - 49,26 -
14,31 - 51.60 - 4.76 - 58.80 - 4.37,95		 4068 4089 5 Talence 2010
8078 10,94 - 7.16 - 16.88 - 1.91 - 49,80 -
14,01 - 47.61 - 4.60 - 56.50 - 4.48,13		 4179 3899 1 Kingston 2011
8214 10,86 - 7.36 - 17.35 - 1.99 - 49,26 -
14,20 - 48.79 - 4.40 - 59.57 - 4.55,18		 4370 3844 2 Guadalajara 2011 ↗

 

Heptathlons over 6000 points (2)
6035 6,94 - 7.11 - 16.03 - 1.98 - 7,88 - 4.50 - 2.39,32 1 Fayetteville, AR 2005
6004 6,99 - 7.25 - 16.16 - 1.92 - 7,88 - 4.70 - 2.44,76 1 Fayetteville, AR 2005

 

International medals (9)
Year Venue Championships Event Total Medal
1999 Fort-de-France 1999
 U20 CARIFTA Games Heptathlon 5623 Gold
1999 Tampa, FL 1999 U20 Pan American Games Decathlon 6996 Bronze
2000 Monterrey 2000 U23 NACAC Decathlon 7090 Gold
2001 Guatemala City 2001 ↗ CACAC Decathlon 7755 Gold
2006 Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Decathlon 8074 Silver
2007 Rio de Janeiro 2007 Pan American Games Decathlon 8278 Gold
2007 Osaka 2007 World Decathlon 8644 Silver
2010 Mayagüez 2010 CAC Games Decathlon 8109 Gold
2011 Guadalajara 2011 ↗ Pan American Games Decathlon 8214 Silver

↗ High altitude event

CAC Games - The Central American and Caribbean Games
CACAC - The Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation Championships
NACAC - North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association

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