Dave Smith (triple jumper)
Oscar David "Dave" Smith (born November 8, 1947 in Los Angeles) is an American track and field athlete. He represented the United States in the triple jump at two Olympics, 1968 and 1972.[1] During this period he also ran for the University of California. He was the American Indoor Champion in 1971.[2] He was ranked #2 in the US four times, in 1968, 1970-2.[3] He set his personal best of 17.07 m (56 ft 0 in) in 1972.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-06-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAIndoorTF/men/TJ.aspx
- ^ http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/category-rankings/2847-men-s-u-s-triple-jump-rankings-by-athlete%22%3E
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