Ronetta Smith (born 2 May 1980) is a Jamaican sprinter.

Ronetta Smith
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 4x400 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Helsinki 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Paris 4x400 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1996 San Salvador 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1996 San Salvador 400 m
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Bridgetown 400m

Career

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A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 (set in May 2005), Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships. She ran for the relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but only in the qualifying heat. Before the final heat she was replaced by Novlene Williams, with whom Jamaica eventually won the bronze medal.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Jamaica
1996 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 400 m 56.13
1st 4x400 m relay 3:45.51
World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 7th (h) [1] 4×400m relay 3:40.58
1997 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd 400 m 55.78
4th 400 m hurdles 64.72
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England – (qf) 400 metres DQ
2nd (h) 4 x 400 metres relay 3:31.99
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 19th (h) 400 metres 53.66
2nd 4 x 400 metres relay 3:31.23
World Championships Paris, France 6th (sf) 400 metres 51.39
3rd 4 x 400 metres relay 3:22.92
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 13th (h) 400 metres 53.39
5th 4 x 400 metres relay 3:33.77
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2nd 4 x 400 metres relay 3:24.92 (h) SB
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th (h) 400 metres 52.26
2nd 4 x 400 metres relay 3:23.29 SB
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 15th (h) 400 metres 53.57
5th (h) 4 x 400 metres relay 3:30.03
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 16th (sf) 400 metres 53.11
4th 4 x 400 metres relay 3:34.91
2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 4 x 400 metres relay 3:30.16
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 4 x 400 metres relay 3:28.74

References

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  1. ^ Disqualified in the final.
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  • Ronetta Smith at World Athletics  
  • Picture of Ronetta Smith
  • RONETTA SMITH, archived from the original on 20 March 2012, retrieved 8 April 2012