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}} Willie Smith (born February 28, 1956) is an American athlete〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/294762 )〕 who was the national champion 400 metres runner in 1979-80, and won gold at the 1984 Olympics as part of the 4 x 400m relay squad. == College track career == Smith attended Auburn University. For them, he was a successful college athlete for their sports team, the Auburn Tigers.〔("Smith has world's fastest clocking" ), Gadsden Times, May 12, 1978.〕 Smith arrived at Auburn as a nationally renowned high-school sprinter from his time at Uniondale High School, New York. He was ''Track and Field News'' "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1974.〔http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/component/content/article/35-stats/2114-t-fn-boys-hs-aoy〕〔("Willie Smith: Class of 1997" ), Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.〕〔(T&FN High School Boys Athletes of the Year ), Track and Field News.〕 Smith initially started his college career as a sprinter but graduated to the longer distance of 400 m. This change was necessitated because he suffered both from some injuries whilst running the shorter sprints and also because of emerging competition from other up-and-coming sprinters like Harvey Glance.〔 Smith, however, was a successful enough 100 m sprinter to be an alternate for the United States 4 x 100m relay team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. He had in fact finished fifth in the 100 m final at the United States Olympic Trials, and was placed in the third qualifying position up to 80 m of the race. .〔(The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field ), R Hymans, USA Track & Field, 2008〕〔("Auburn's Smith Makes Olympics" ), The Tuscaloosa News, June 27, 1976.〕 At his new distance of 400 m, Smith quickly achieved national success, winning two NCAA titles at the distance.〔〔("Eleven Auburn Athletes Headed To NCAA Indoor Championships" ), March 7, 2006. Auburn Track and Field. Retrieved September 14, 2012.〕 Internationally, he won a silver at the 1977 World Student Games at 400 m. In his graduation year of 1978, Smith received the accolade of his university's top honor as Athlete of the Year.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willie Smith (sprinter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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