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Maurice Smith won world decathlon silver in Osaka 2007 with a Jamaican record of 8644 points, following Pan American Games gold earlier that season. He also earned Commonwealth silver in Melbourne 2006 and set a national indoor heptathlon record of 6035 points in Fayetteville in 2005.

Jamaican decathlete Maurice Smith - Decathlon 2000
Jamaica

Date of birth: 28 September 1980
Place of birth: St. Catherine, Jamaica
Height: 190 cm / Weight: 90 kg
Decathlon: 8644 NR Osaka 2007
Heptathlon: 6035 NR Fayetteville, AR 2005
Coach: Jeremy Clayton
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Maurice Smith
Personal bests
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 Sum of ten highest decathlon scores
Personal bests indoors
60 m 6,94 Fayetteville, AR 2005
60 m hurdles 7,88 Fayetteville, AR 2005
1000 m 2.39,32 Fayetteville, AR 2005
Indoor total points PB 6375

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (20)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8024
v
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
NR v
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
NR
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
NR
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
NR
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
v
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
v
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
v
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 with 5800+ points (5)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
5928 7,02 - 7.22 - 15.33 - 1.99 - 7,96 - 4.50 - 2.43,85 3345 2583 2 Fayetteville, AR 2004
6035 NR 6,94 - 7.11 - 16.03 - 1.98 - 7,88 - 4.50 - 2.39,32 3382 2653 1 Fayetteville, AR 2005
6004 6,99 - 7.25 - 16.16 - 1.92 - 7,88 - 4.70 - 2.44,76 3352 2652 1 Fayetteville, AR 2005
5896 6,97 - 7.13 - 16.77 - 1.89 - 8,04 - 4.50 - 2.44,65 3342 2554 1 Clemson 2006
5855 7,05 - 7.17 - 16.83 - 1.91 - 8,15 - 4.65 - 2.50,37 3345 2510 1 Cambridge 2010

 

International medals (11)
Year Venue Championships Event Total Medal
1999 Fort-de-France 1999 U20 CARIFTA Games Heptathlon 5623 Gold Gold
1999 Tampa, FL 1999 U20 Pan American Decathlon 6996 Bronze Bronze
2000 Monterrey 2000 U23 NACAC Decathlon 7090 Gold Gold
2001 Guatemala City 2001 ↗ CAC Decathlon 7755v Gold Gold
2005 San Juan 2005 NACAC Combined Events Decathlon 8232v NR Gold Gold
2006 Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Decathlon 8074 Silver Silver
2007 Rio de Janeiro 2007 Pan American Games Decathlon 8278 Gold Gold
2007 Osaka 2007 World Decathlon 8644 NR Silver Silver
2010 Mayagüez 2010 CAC Games Decathlon 8109 Gold Gold
2011 Kingston 2011 NACAC Combined Events Decathlon 8078v Gold Gold
2011 Guadalajara 2011 ↗ Pan American Games Decathlon 8214 Silver Silver

NR – national record
v – event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
↗ – high altitude event
CAC – Central American and Caribbean Championships
CAC Games – Central American and Caribbean Games
NACAC – North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association

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