ALLAN SMITH
HIGH JUMP TALENT HOPES TO BUILD ON UK RANKINGS LEAD FROM 2015 AND MAKE THE TEAM FOR THE RIO OLYMPICS, WRITES RUTH JONES
Allan Smith: high hopes of Rio selection this year
MARK SHEARMAN
ATHLETE INSIGHT
SETTING a personal best above the Olympic qualifier is a dream. Looking ahead, I am seeking qualification for the Olympics and the European Championships. I will have to jump 2.29m twice in the summer to make the Olympic team.
I started in the under-11 age group, competing in the majority of track and field events, including triple jump and discus. (Smith was ranked third under-13 under13 in the shot put as well as the long jump in 2005.) I was training as a thrower as an under-15 until I realised I was never going to be strong enough for the event. I stopped training for the throws when I changed coach and training venue (from Shaftesbury to Edinburgh) and focused on the jumps. But I recorded PBs of 34.18m and 13.55m for the discus and triple jump respectively before I made the switch.
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